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J_Edwards said:]
Everyone looks at the Scripture through lenses of some type. None of us have a tabla rasa approach--not even you. All of us bring something to look at the Holy Writ with, whether it be our experiences, education, or even the English language, etc. Everyone --Arminian and Calvinists alike--claim that the Holy Spirit directs them in their interpretation of Scripture. Thus, the only question that remains is what hermeneutic we are going to bring to interpret Holy Scripture with. Of course, we desire the most biblical.

That said, anyone reading Calvin and his Institutes are richly blessed. Am I saying Calvin was perfect--no, Is he God--no, Is he to be deified--no, however what he did was give us a hermeneutic that has been further developed through the epoch of time. This hermeneutic assists us in interpreting the Scripture to its fullest and most excellent form. The correct heremenutic assists us in understanding the Trinity more clearly. Calvinism, the Reformed faith, or whatever you desire to call it is the Gospel in the purest form that we have available today!

What you have failed to realize in your little rant is that most individuals when they attack the person of Calvin are really attempting to discredit the theology of Calvin. Once they get done with their villianization of Calvin then they will falsely claim that their Arminian doctrine has no such murderous villains attached to it (how they like to forget their skeletons).

Perhaps Joe. I rant because I have been around people who have diefied men and confessions. IT is not happy company. I am now done with this. I said my peace and will move on.

There never was a sinner half as big as Christ is as a Savior.