The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Calvin and the image of God

A quote out of context is nothing more than pretext. I do not have a copy of Aphorisms to be able to see the context. But there are many more places one can look at Calvin's view of total depravity and the 'imago dei' to discover what Calvin actually believed on this matter. So many spurious attacks on the basic doctrines of the faith have been launched over the centuries where the stalwarts of the faith have been deceitfully quoted in an attempt to give credence to heretical views. But, they all have been shown to be what these attempts were... totally fallacious and thus rejected. I am confident that this is just another such attempt. And, even IF Calvin did believe that the image of God in man was totally lost, thus non-existent, I would have to say that Calvin's view was wrong as would thousands of others who stand on Scripture ALONE as the sole and final authority in all matters of faith and practice.