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2 days ago · Reformed Christianity is often called Calvinism after John Calvin, influential reformer of Geneva. The term was first used by opposing Lutherans in the 1550s. Calvin did not approve of the use of this term, [3] and scholars have argued that use of the term is misleading, inaccurate, unhelpful, [4] [5] [6] [7] [2] and "inherently distortive."
3 days ago · John Calvin. The Protestant reformer John Calvin was of French origin, but he settled in Geneva and made this Swiss city one of the most prominent centres of the Reformation.
Jun 18, 2024 · Calvin’s greatness was not in his service to himself but in his surrender to God, as B.B. Warfield recognized: Here we have the secret of Calvin’s greatness and the source of his strength unveiled to us.
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Jun 9, 2024 · Calvin approved. There followed three inconclusive wars. Condé was killed in the first and François, duc de Guise, was assassinated. His son, Henri, who succeeded him as the duke of Guise, believed in the complicity of Coligny, the new leader of the Huguenots.
Jun 13, 2024 · Predestination, in Christianity, the doctrine that God has eternally chosen those whom he intends to save. It is distinct from both determinism and fatalism but does hold that salvation is entirely due to the eternal decree of God. Predestination is especially associated with John Calvin and the Reformed tradition.
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2 days ago · Important Reformation liturgical work includes the reform proposals of Martin Luther, their implementation in official church orders, the very different approach to liturgy in the orders prepared by Ulrich Zwingli at Zürich, the worship of sectarian groups of Brethren and Anabaptists, the mediating Protestant liturgies that evolved in Strassburg and their influence on John Calvin in Strasbourg (there were German and French congregations in this city that straddled Germany and France; to ...
6 days ago · This call is often depicted as a direct summons from God to pastoral ministry. Many of those who speak of a call to ministry draw either explicitly or implicitly on the work of John Calvin, but what did Calvin actually teach regarding such a subjective calling experience?
