David Miller wrote: >> When Calvin referred to the church generically, it >> was not the same thing that Luther referred to as >> the church. Luther attempted to reform the RCC, >> but Calvin never did.
CD wrote: > But we already decided that Calvin held a > position of power in the Church? > History shows this David. Yeah, but which church? Not the Roman Catholic Church. CD wrote: > Also Ron Mcrae did an indept study on the man > and told me his conclusions that being- he believed > that Calvin was a lost man trying to understand > Gods word.From his fruits I agree. We cannot judge Calvin completely by all those who claim him. There are many who claim to follow Jesus Christ who believe all kinds of wild things and practice all manner of iniquity, but we don't assign Jesus Christ to the hall of false teachers because of that. There are many ways in which Calvin produced good fruit. Many preachers have been produced by his pointing toward Jesus Christ as the Savior. For example, consider men like John Knox, George Whitefield, and Jonathan Edwards. Also, through Calvin's influence came your belief in the primacy of Scripture and the rejection of the episcopacy. As for Ron McRae, he is an Anabaptist, and Calvin rejected that group (although Calvin had married an Anabaptist!). You should expect Ron to view Calvin in a suspicious light because of that. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
