Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic and Martyr (Part 5: A Defense of John Calvin and the Calvinists) (October 17, 2018)

In defense of Calvinists: A memorial to Michael Servetus John Calvin has wayward sons who still defend the execution of Servetus and Calvin's participation in it, however most Calvinists today admit that Calvin erred in the Servetus affair, and some Calvinists today are willing to admit that Calvin sinned and that […]

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Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic, and Martyr (Part 1: Burned Alive at the Stake) (September 27, 2018)

Bruce Gordon, in his Calvin biography wrote "For many, the execution of Michael Servetus in Geneva has defined John Calvin's posthumous reputation." [1] In this series, I will discuss the execution of Michael Servetus, beginning with a description of Michael Servetus' execution by the Geneva Council in gates of Geneva […]

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John Calvin on Errors in Scriptures (Quotations from Calvin’s Commentaries) (January 30, 2014)

At many times, John Calvin's describes the ontology of Scripture using the same vernacular as contemporary statements such as the Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy, as well as dictation theories such as Plenary Verbal Inspiration that makes strong assertions about the Scripture's inerrancy, infallbility, and identity with the Word of […]

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