I recently came across an interesting conversation involving John Calvin, specifically related to RC Sproul who someone accused of disagreeing with the doctrine of 'Total Depravity' and therefore not worthy to be considered "Reformed".

According to this particular person, he believes that Scripture says that man lost the image of God at the fall, and that the Reformed doctrine of 'Totally Depravity' is related to this.
He also claimed that the that Reformers such as Calvin and other Reformers believed what he said as well.

Understand here, I have never heard anyone of Reformed persuasion or Calvinist persuasion say anything like that. In fact recently, I listened to several Reformed theologians speak against the Woke and one of arguments they used is that there is only one race and that is the human race. All were created in the image of God; racism is a sin against God, who created man in the image of God.

The person gave several John Calvin quotes to prove his point. Including the following.

“Hence followed the obliteration of the image of God in man, who became unbelieving, unrighteous, liable to death.”
(John Calvin, Aphorisms book 2 # 17)

I suspect, I am not understanding Calvin here.

My understanding and indeed RC Sproul and many others of Reformed persuasion believes despite the fall, mankind retained the "image of God". Though the image of God was marred because of the fall.

Thoughts

Tom