I think he was probably saved, but I am not in the position to be saying yay or nay. I don't have enough information.
Indeed, it isn't up to man. Scripture is quite clear, that if you do not preach the Gospel, you are to be accursed.
Galatians 1:8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
Sure thing, anyone can be more religious than an evangelical.
Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Doesn't generally happen perfectly.
Calvin was a human just as you and I are. Additionally, I don't really buy into this whole, "Catholics believe/have believed it, therefor it's not Christian!" or the underlying argument many use against the trinity of, "Catholics believe it, therefor it's a Catholic doctrine." If scripture teaches it, scripture teaches it. I don't really care who did or didn't say it before. I don't discount Weslyanism on the account that Pelagius was the great grandpappy of the theology.
I don't really bother with Augustine, or Calvin, or Luther, or anyone else for that matter. I have read at most maybe two paragraphs worth of text from Calvin on a whole, which one would be an assortment of quotes. That being said, I am uncomfortable with the way many who are Reformed do revere Augustine. On the other side of it, a broken clock can be right twice a day. I will give Augustine, or Mohammad that benefit of the doubt. Common Grace is still in effect. The heathen aren't droolers.
As a side note, I'm not sure you can really throw in Augustine as Catholic by what Catholicism is today.
In many cases you're absolutely right.
I think he was probably saved, but I am not in the position to be saying yay or nay. I don't have enough information.
Indeed, it isn't up to man. Scripture is quite clear, that if you do not preach the Gospel, you are to be accursed.
Galatians 1:8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
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Who said all catholics are of the same mindset, do you discount that some catholics are saved? Do you believe all non catholics are saved?
I think you are intelligent enough to have understand my question, You may be young, but I do think you have some intelligence and truly get what i mean. ----------
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Sure thing, anyone can be more religious than an evangelical.
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If you are implying that all non catholics are evangelical or that all who adhere to reform theology are evangelical or that one must not be catholic in order to be evangelical..well, you are wrong. I have met some of the most non evangelical protestants out there,they are called hyper calvinists,and some of the high calvinists can be thrown into this term as well.
I was not talking about being religious, I have met Catholics who actually walk with God. Once again, you may not have met them. But i have.
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Calvin was a human just as you and I are. Additionally, I don't really buy into this whole, "Catholics believe/have believed it, therefor it's not Christian!" or the underlying argument many use against the trinity of, "Catholics believe it, therefor it's a Catholic doctrine." If scripture teaches it, scripture teaches it. I don't really care who did or didn't say it before. I don't discount Weslyanism on the account that Pelagius was the great grandpappy of the theology.
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We are all humans Jimmy..That is obvious. What i am wanting you to question is the teachings of Calvin, and what was his walk. As far as Pelagious is concerned..Wesley was very anti Pelagian and so was Arminius as well as all other true classical Arminians, but don't take my word for it. Read it for yourself, I highly recommend you read about Arminian theology from someone like Roger E Olson who is going to tell you the truth, not from your reform baptist pastor. (i know you love him,but at least in this, he may sway you and be a bit biased..think about it) The grandpappy,as you said it, of all Arminian Theology was Jacobus Arminius,yes i know you know about him(albeit a maligned story about him i am sure you have heard) And Arminius was once like you, a prized Pupil of Theodore Beze, Calvin's son in law, who we all know was a calvinist. He was raised in a calvinist home and upon further study of Romans rejected certain doctrines including Double predestination.
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My last thing i will say Sir Jimmy is this, I appreciate your zeal. I have no doubt that God has transformed you, and done a work, as he has in most of us here in this site. Where I will detract from you is the notion that the catholic is the enemy, surely there are catholics who walk with God, in spite of their doctrinal errors(which I never said did not exist)