Calvin on Predesination

The 1500's marked a time of religious reformation, where people were beginning to question the Catholic faith. One person imparticular was John Calvin ,he was the second son of five born to Gerard Cauvin, (in Noyon,France), and at the age of twelve he became a chaplain at the Cathedral of Noyon. In 1523 he went to study law in Paris at the College de Montaiqu University under the advisement of his father. Then, on April 3oth, 1529 he signed his chaplaincy and one of his younger brothers took his place,later on Feb.26th,1531 he resumed this position and finally on May4, 1534 he resigned. Also, in 1534 he began writing his book "The Institutes of the Christian Religion", which was finally completed in the Latin edition of Geneva 1559. Later, in 1536 he fled to Switzerland were he formed his religion (Calvinism) or bestowed his beliefs on the people of Genvea. His influenced their way of thinking with his theological views on how train and discipline their children and encouraged the Genoan women to read and divorce their abusive husbands. The Genoan people following Calvin's religious theological doctrine, which he expressed in the acronym TULIP . The letter T-of the acronym stood for Total Peprarity and the U stood for Unconditional Election, while the L stood for Limited Atonement. The I stood for Irresistible Grace and finally the P stands for Perserverence. Furthermore, in Calvin's teachings Total Depravity means that man is unable to find is own salvation, it is only possible through God. Secondly, Unconditional Election means that God has the right to choose who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. Thirdly, Limited Atonement means that God died for the sins of some(people predistined to go to heaven) and not others ( people predistinied to go to hell). Fourthly, Irresistible Grace means that if God gave his grace to certain people they were predistined for heaven. Finally, Preserverance of the Saints argues that the saints will always be under God protection until they go to heaven. In other words "Once a saint, Always a saint."


Why is this important and did it have an impact on our world today?

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