Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Reformation- John Calvin

John Calvin was a big part of the Reformation. He had new ideas that were the opposite of Martin Luther's, and developed a lot of followers in the process. Calvin had strong predestination beliefs and thought that man could only approach God in faith through Christ and not just by attending church or through pilgrimages. He also believed that the New Testament and baptism were created to help Man find guidance when seeking God and faith. Calvin's ideas appealed to many people resulting in many followers. He was a large part of the Reformation and his ideas resulted in the new religion of Calvinism.

1 comment:

KDUBARD said...

John Calvin was a very influential leader during his time. He did a lot of research to discover his new beliefs, especially predestination, and was successful in attracting others into his own protestant beliefs.