| What Calvinists always seem to forget is where their bitterness originates. What's seldom talked about by any follower of Calvin is that his father and brother both worked for the bishopric of Noyon in Picardy as a treasurer and lawyer. Calvin's father, Gerard, was involved in some financial misdeeds and refused to provide the financial records to the Bishop of Noyon . Gerard was excommunicated for his misdeeds and later on so was his son Charles. Gerard then made John Calvin leave his theological studies to become a French Lawyer, which is very apropos considering what John learned from his father. John's ever growing bitterness against the Church for the excommunication of his father and brother forced him to leave the Church altogether. And now you know the roots of Calvinism and its bitterness. |
It’s also against the rules to post excerpts without attribution. You’ve done that twice now tonight so this breach appears to be habitual with you since you did it all last week. Thankfully, your posts were removed.
You put Free Republic in jeopardy of violating copyright laws by posting excerpts without attribution.
Not to mention your excerpt is nuts. (But that’s to be expected, considering your history.)
There is no life in Calvin - only death.