John Piper Sam Storms Panel on Calvin, Regarding Servetus Being Burnt At The Stake For Heresy 1of8
January 18, 2010 by
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WORLD magazine was going to be called “Trade not Aid.” Where is the proper place for aid in ministering to the poor? John Piper: Marvin, can you clarify for us the difference between the prosperity gospel, which I’m assuming most of us would abominate, and saying from the Bible, “If you do this, you will prosper”? 5. Julius, there’s been a lot of talk today about all the good deeds that Calvinism unleashes. You began your talk last night by talking about Calvin as pilgrim. Would you connect …
Therefore, Calvin was proud to take personal credit for purg[ing] the church of so pernicious a monster [as Servetus].
Writing in 1561 to the Marquis Paet (chamberlain to the King of Navarre), Calvin said,
Honour, glory, and riches shall be the reward of your pains; but above all, do not fail to rid the country of those scoundrels, who stir up the peoples to revolt against us. Such monsters should be exterminated, as I have exterminated Michael Servetus the Spaniard.
Early Christian church of book of Acts did not deal in violence or murder to spread the gospel or defend their faith…
It was a political reformation and heresies were punished by death those days like terrorists are destroyed. They were deemed as criminals because they disrupted society.
Either way, it was wrong!!