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John Calvin (/ ˈ k æ l v ɪ n /; [1] Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
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[1] Canon 3 of the ecumenical Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215 required secular authorities to "exterminate in the territories subject to their jurisdiction all heretics" pointed out by the Catholic Church, [2] resulting in the inquisitor executing certain people accused of heresy. Some laws allowed the civil government to employ punishment.
Jesus died only for the chosen elect. Irresistible grace. God's saving grace cannot be resisted. Perseverance, or "Eternal Security". One cannot lose their salvation. Calvinism was systemised by John Calvin in mid 16th century Geneva, being further rigorised at the Dutch 17th century Synod of Dort.
Auguste Sabatier (1839–1901), symbolofideist, called by some "the greatest French theologian since Calvin", expert on dogma and the links between theology and culture (French Lutheran). [617] Jacques Saurin (1677–1730), pastor, Threadneedle Street and the Netherlands refugee communities, early advocate of religious tolerance.
Painting of Gregory IX excommunicating Frederick II "King John Excommunicated" (from The Story of the Greatest Nations, 1913) King John of England, excommunicated in 1208 by Pope Innocent III after refusing to accept Cardinal Stephen Langdon as the pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury. John relented in 1213 and was restored to communion.
Kendall interpreted Calvin as believing that Christ died for all people, but intercedes only for the elect. Kendall's thesis is now a minority view as a result of work by scholars such as Paul Helm , who argues that "both Calvin and the Puritans taught that Christ died for the elect and intercedes for the elect", [ 14 ] Richard Muller, [ 15 ...