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CalvinismA Brief
Introduction
John Calvin
Geneva, Switzerland
Reformed Christianity
1509-1564
RADICAL
REFORMER
John Calvin’s doctrines didn’t modify Catholicism – they took an entirely different direction.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Calvin’s work of
SYSTEMATICTHEOLOGY
A Lawy
erFeel free to disagree
with Calvin’s premise, but his logic is hard to
refute.
SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
The FOUNDATION of Calvin’s Theology
PREDESTINATION
God controls all. Including you.
FREE WILL
Incompatible with God’s Sovereignty
The “Five Points”
TOTAL DEPRAVITYof human beings
UNCONDITIONAL ELECTIONGod’s mercy alone
LIMITED ATONEMENTOnly for the Elect
IRRESISTABLE GRACEResistance is futile
PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTSYou can’t do anything to lose election
of Calvinist Theology
NOTHING There is
you can do.
ICONOCLASM
Removal of Statues & Paintings from Churches
PLAIN CLOTHES
Fashion is a sign of vanity.
Calvinism Outside Switzerland
Presbyterians(John Knox)
Huguenots
PuritansSeparatists
Calvinists became visible minorities in France, England, and Scotland.
