Friday 18 October 2013

protestant14

 PROTESTANT HISTORY:
THE CONVERSION OF JOHN CALVIN

I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. (Psalm 78:2-4)

INTRODUCTION: BIBLE PROTESTANTISM HAS A GLORIOUS HISTORY. It is an epic story of a deadly struggle from under the heel of the Roman system to the glorious liberty of the sons of God. In our ecumenical and apostate age, this story needs to be retold that the battle may continue. This is the fourteenth of a number of posts (hence entitled: Protestant14) and is just another shot fired in this great battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil. We are deliberately aiming at brevity, leaving it to other works (listed later) to satisfy any hunger for further information. These pages may therefore be viewed as tasty appetisers. May God give us the faith of these old Protestants who loved not their lives unto death and of whom, the world in its sin, was not worthy. 

 
John Calvin
JOHN CALVIN - HIS CONVERSION (1509-1564)

IT WAS A GOOD DAY in 1527 when our French Reformer could describe his conversion. He said:  "When I was the obstinate slave of the superstitions of popery," he says, "and it seemed impossible to drag me out of the deep mire, God by a sudden conversion subdued me, and made my heart obedient to his Word." He immediately became busy in the work of God. Later on when his body was wrecked with numerous diseases, his doctor urged him to ease up. Calvin replied: “Would you have my Master come and find me loitering?”



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