Does Calvinism *Really* Teach That God’s Decree Is the Cause of All Things, Including Sin?

Uh....Yeah. Calvinist Quotes on God Determining All Evil

Great Quotes: John Calvin

Let us beware lest our words and thoughts go beyond what the Word of God tells us…We must leave to God His own knowledge,…and conceive Him as He makes Himself known to us, without attempting to discover anything about His nature apart from His Word. (Quoted in The Story of Christianity Vol. 2, by Justo …

John Calvin Personally Admits to Killing Servetus

Calvin apologists take different approaches to defending their theological hero with regards to the Servetus execution.   One such approach is to say that Calvin was not culpable for the killing of Servetus, since he did not personally have the power or authority to put him to death.  Unfortunately, for the Calvin apologist who takes this …

Do You Really Want to Claim John Calvin as Your Homeboy?

A few days ago I saw someone wearing a “Calvin is my homeboy” T-shirt.  I have to admit that the shirt made me cringe.  My thoughts immediately went to questions concerning Calvin’s character.  While I believe that John Calvin did contribute some solid exegesis in his works, I must admit that I feel uneasy about …