While I do not agree with Jack the Ripper part, Calvin was deeply influenced by the writing of Augustine and his writings on predestination.
I find it baffling that anyone would believe that Calvin would have a sound understanding of scripture, a man complicit in the death of another man, on public record stating it is just to put a heretic to death.
I find it baffling that anyone would believe that Calvin would have a sound understanding of scripture, a man complicit in the death of another man, on public record stating it is just to put a heretic to death.
In those time there were many people put to death for herecy, those that held to semipelagianism were put to death as Palagium was. The sad part is there are no Arminians anymore they are Pelagians and semipelegians. Take the test, read what Pelagians and semipelagians believe and see if you believe what they taught. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipelagianism
It all ways makes mt laugh when people say that Calvin was influanced by Augstine, but they never say that Augstine was influanced by the writings of Paul. I am no Calvinist, I do not believe in baby baptism, or that Israel will neever be a state again. It amazes me to hear Christian call the state of Israel Palistine because of their Calvinistic doctrine, I do not believe that the Church is Israel when it comes to the land. Calvin believe lots of things that he believe because of his limited information, Israel was a swamp land in his days. It amazes me that people can believe in God's soveriegnty for salvation, but cannot believe that in God's soverignty He did not restore the land of Israel to the Jewish people.