One
of the leading lights of the Reformation in
Europe, John Calvin (1509-1564)
was born in Noyon,
Picardy
in
France. What Martin Luther had
begun by God’s mighty power, John Calvin carried on, teaching the doctrine
and application of justification by faith alone in the Christ revealed in
Scripture alone; and endeavouring to apply Scriptural teaching to every area
of life. Pressed by a friend named William Farel to stay in
Geneva to preach (that city
being a
haven for persecuted Christians), Calvin at length complied, and the
Genevan
Church became a centre of the Protestant Reformation. The
Scottish Reformer John Knox spoke of the Church in
Geneva
as “the most perfect
school
of
Christ
since the days of the apostles”.
Acts
2:26: "For this my heart rejoiced"
The
difference between the Old and New Testaments
Genesis
34:1-7: Jacob's trial; guidance for young men and women
On
the Gospel Offer
How
to use the present life, and the comforts in it
Sermons
in French by John Calvin
