tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post8667579655475592706..comments2023-06-12T04:37:58.897-04:00Comments on Toothface: John CalvinLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-6509601949431012512009-06-08T16:05:48.641-04:002009-06-08T16:05:48.641-04:00"Calvin likely hates me "
no. actually ..."Calvin likely hates me "<br /><br />no. actually you'd see his pastoral side if he was infront of you. it is his followers that come along after him that really put forth a rigid and "hate-filled" theology that Calvin gets saddled with. <br /><br />after study'n him, i see that he's concerned with the "least of these" in providing structure and continuation in their lives, not seeking to label and condemn people. structure is super important but it can easily be used to exclude those it was supposed to include in the first place, and i think, regrettably, this is what Calvin's followers did... exactly the opposite of what Calvin was intending.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-44808745037322651692009-06-05T17:43:21.625-04:002009-06-05T17:43:21.625-04:00Calvin - I can't say much about this guy - exc...Calvin - I can't say much about this guy - except to say I am still warding off his archaic views in the 21st century (which I think is sad). <br /><br />His systematic endeavors, as appluadable as they are, are 1/2 the problem with Evangelism and movements that incorporate his teachings. This 'system' of interpretation and teaching take the place of the scriptures and in my personal opinion - Calvin is lauded to a place reserved for Jesus (almost). <br /><br />Calvin likely hates me (if he is in heaven and can read this crap I write) - but the feeling is seemingly mutual - except I hate what he taught - Calvin would actually just hate me...nevermind anything I said or taught. Ask Servetus. <br /><br />I am ont saying I would outlaw Calvin from church teachings - but he definitely needs a muzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-84586921283865728292009-06-05T13:50:10.759-04:002009-06-05T13:50:10.759-04:00hey Paul,
nah, dude was about as flavorless and ...hey Paul, <br /><br />nah, dude was about as flavorless and drab as his writings. i think he's interesting though because he's usually branded as some uber-rigid and hell-fire and brimstone dude, but that's not Calvin at all. in fact, quite the opposite.<br /><br />but he did have some pretty progressive thinking for the time, like allowing women to be ordained at a future time when "the minds of men wouldn't shrink at the thought" and spoke about how insecure men are. i thought that to be a ab. fab. insight. but you're right, the Institutes were his main work, so much so that he tirelessly worked on them and he said about his wife "she didn't get in the way of my work." at her funeral. yikes! :-)Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-20042470085337632882009-06-05T12:48:18.534-04:002009-06-05T12:48:18.534-04:00In all honesty, his life sounds more interesting t...In all honesty, his life sounds more interesting than his writings! Was it some huge tome called "The Institutes" or something like that, which were his main work?<br /><br />It may have been me more than him though. At U of Chicago div school, we were force fed so much theology at once that I often felt like cleaning and jerking one of the many massive tomes up toward the ceiling and just letting it drop on ny head to knock me unconscious for the rest of the semester...<br /><br />Hope I spelled "tome" right, not a word I use every day...Paul Maurice Martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.com