John Calvin-Life,Legacy and Theology

JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY -
PROF. M. M. NINAN
mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved" (Romans 10:9) all the while knowing that he (the god of Calvinism) has withheld the faith to do
so. Calvinism presents a false gospel that neither offers eternal life nor allows salvation by the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
As an example, Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) believe in a god and believe in
a Jesus they say rose from the grave. However, Mormons are not born-again members of the Body of
Christ. They are destined to spend eternity in hell. Calvinists will also spend eternity in hell. Calvinists
believe in a false god and false Jesus with make-believe attributes much different from the true God
and His Son, Jesus Christ, who took upon Himself the sins of the whole world.
Calvin's Predestination Doctrine Distorts the Character of God
Calvin's doctrine of predestination teaches that God in eternity past established the course of all future
events from the molestation of a child to a rocket trip to the moon. Calvin taught that God has decided
in eternity past those persons who would spend eternity with Him and those who would endure eternal
torment. This doctrine was not derived from the Bible but from the philosophical concepts called the
"immutability of God" (unchangeable) and the "impassability of God" (unaffectable).
The pagan philosopher, Aristotle, born in 384 BC, wrote a book he called, Metaphics. His reasoning
concluded that "God can't feel and can't change." This God must be unaffected by anything and
unalterable. He is unchanging, for change to would be a weakness and change thus render Him less
than the ultimate God. Aristotle's God cannot love, cannot suffer and cannot be influenced. Saint
Augustine incorporated this philosophy from Plato, Plotinus and Aristotle into his writings which were
transferred to John Calvin. Thus Calvin's doctrine of predestination was born.
We know from Scripture that God does change His mind. God does suffer. God is influenced by
prayer. God can be sorrowful and God does love. God changes His intended purpose as He chooses
in response to the actions of man. Calvin's doctrine of predestination strips God of His character and
is proven to be false by Scriptures that show God changing His mind in response to mankind's prayer
or repentance.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us.
2 kings 20:1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of
Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord: `Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live.' " 2 Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3
"Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and
have done [what] [was] good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 And it happened, before
Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 "Return and
tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, `Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: "I have
heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the
house of the Lord. 6 "And I will add to your days fifteen years.
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