Now, without a home, personal possessions, or any signs of ministry, Farel and Calvin turned again to the peaceful city of Basel. By now, Calvin and Farel had become very close friends. Once in Basel, the two stayed in different homes, pondering their next move. Adding to Calvin’s depression, which was a result of the [...]

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Before I discuss the Affair of the Placards, it is important to first discuss the main character of the event: King Francis I. Francis I was the king of France during Calvin’s early Reformation years. He had been tolerant of the Protestant cause, mostly because his sister was sympathetic toward and friends with many Protestants. [...]

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With his father gone and the details of the estate in the hands of his brother Charles, Calvin took a break from law school and spent the rest of the summer and fall in Paris, attending lectures on Greek and Hebrew. He was now free to make his own choice of profession.  Roberts Liardon tells [...]

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Roberts Liardon tells us that there have been hundreds of books written to portray every aspect of Calvin’s life; this is only a chapter. In one chapter, I can only highlight certain specifics. My goal is to present great men as human beings who gave their lives in obedience to the call of God. The [...]

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Roberts Liardon tells us that Luther was convinced that he was living in the last days, and he was violently against anything that was not Christian. That included the Jewish religion. In earlier years Luther was sympathetic to the Jewish condition and blamed the papacy for the lack of Jewish converts. If I were a [...]

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