We only use the term "Calvinism" for shortness.
That doctrine which is called "Calvinism" did not spring from Calvin;
we believe that it sprang from the great founder of all truth. Perhaps Calvin
himself derived it mainly from the writings of Augustine. Augustine obtained
his views, without doubt, through the Holy Spirit of God, from diligent study
of the writings of Paul, and Paul received them from the Holy Ghost and from
Jesus Christ, the great founder of the Christian Church. We use the term then,
not because we impute an extraordinary importance to Calvin's having taught
these doctrines. We would be just as willing to call them by any other name, if
we could find one which would be better understood, and which on the whole
would be as consistent with the fact
"The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine
preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else
be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no
such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is
my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England
again."
—C. H. Spurgeon
Miss you yesterday Gregg.
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Have a good day.
Yvonne.
Yvonne - I just didn't make the time to sit down like I normally do. I missed the post also. Glad you liked it.
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