Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Calvin's Only Letter to Luther

I had often wondered had there been any kind of correspondence or discussion between John Calvin and Martin Luther while the two were both still alive. James Swan posted a letter from Calvin to Luther on his blog. Follow the link to read it!

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Calvin's Only Letter to Luther

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Free audio book: John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book One” | True Freethinker

Mariano has posted a link to an audio book of some of John Calvin's most important works. Follow the link to go to his blog to get the audios!

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Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Servetus, Calvin, etc.

I found this great article about John Calvin and Michael Servetus. I find church history very important and awesome. And this particular blog is certain to always deliver great content. This particular is also different because it contains not just text but a gadget that reads the text in the posts for you! Check out the post it has great information. 

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Servetus, Calvin, etc.

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Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: DavidW on Gnosticism and Calvinism

Rhology.has posted a very interesting article discussing the relationship between Gnosticism and Calvinism - in other words no relationship at all! The post does a good job in explaining the differences views on predestination.

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: DavidW on Gnosticism and Calvinism

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Luther: Women were made either to be wives or prostitutes

On his blog James Swan does an excellent job refuting the assertion that Martin Luther had a dim view of women and marriage. Many of his accusers are Roman Catholic apologist who assert that Luther once wrote:

"The word and works of God is quite clear, that women were made either to be wives or prostitutes."

Okay, before you call for Luther's head, please read James Swan's post regarding the context and history of this quote and what Luther is actually on record for teaching.


Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Luther: Women were made either to be wives or prostitutes

Catholic Apologist Dr. Art Sippo Says: Calvinists Are Psychotics

James Swan has posted a great article showing that Roman Catholic apologist Art Sippo does not argue fairly. In trying to use psychology to discredit Martin Luther, Sippo manages to to take a swipe at Calvinism. Swan quoted Sippo:

My charge that Luther was flagrantly psychotic when he wrote [The Bondage of the Will] is a clinical one. Luther makes a number of seriosuly[sic] disturbed remarks in this book. Among them, he actually says that the human mind is like a horse with an empty saddle and that either God or the Devil rides in it. This is clearly not the perception of a normal human mind. When I studied psychiatry in med school the professor told us "There are only 2 kinds of people who deny free will: psychotics and Calvinists." In my experience, there is only ONE kind of person. [source]

I read The Bondage of the Will and I see no evidence of that at all. In addition Martin Luther's work pre-dated John Calvin! Martin Luther was not a Calvinist. Swan did a great job to showing that Sippo misquoted Luther and I totally disagree that denying free will is crazy and that isn't really what Calvinism does. Just like its stupid to accuse all Arminians and non-Calvinists of denying God's sovereignty and saying that we get to tell God what we are going to do. These are gross over simplifications. we need to pray for Dr. Sippo.

Catholic Apologist Dr. Art Sippo Says: Calvinists Are Psychotics

Theology : The Works of James Arminius

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Brennon, has been kind enough to send e a link to a website containing the complete works of Jacobus Arminius. "Jacobus" in English is "James.", by the way. I really appreciate getting this information and i plan to go through it carefully to better understand what Arminius disagreed with John Calvin about. You can find the link below.,

Theology : The Works of James Arminius