10. He was so wrong
Calvin - no matter what, you are destined before you were born so no matter what sort of Christian life you lead if you were destined for Hell, well there you went. Predestination.
I don’t know if you are a fan of John Piper, but the following link is a biographical sketch of John Calvin that he presented at a pastors conference in 1997.
http://www.desiringgod.org/biographies/the-divine-majesty-of-the-word
Please note that you can read, listen from the web-page, or download the msg as an MP3. The length is ~1.5 hrs
Highly recommended...
450 years after his death, John Calvin can still divide a room full of people into various fighting clusters just by the mention of his name.
And BTW, Calvin was not nearly as Calvinist as his followers became after his death.
here’s another one Calvin was NOT a apostle, nor a prophet, nor anointed by God.
He was a theologian.
Why do “reformers” insist on creating a new doctrine around Calvin?
Is not the scripture (Sola Scriptura) good enough?
“What? Would you have the Lord find me idle when he comes?
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Okay, I kind of had to smile at this. “Works mean nothing....but look busy, just in case!”
“I have been bereaved of the best friend of my life, of one who, if it has been so ordained, would willingly have shared not only my poverty but also my death. During her life she was the faithful helper of my ministry. From her I never experienced the slightest hindrance.”
Whatever Calvin was or was not, that’s a lovely quote. Would to God that was true for more husbands and wives.
“Around 1553, Calvin began an epistolary relationship with Michael Servetus, ...In time their correspondence grew more heated until Calvin ended it.”
And then he had Servetus burned at the stake. Heated correspondence indeed.