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[AncientAccounts]

It was great doing a mini collab with you! its good you did a video on john calvin, cause I couldn't fit all the theological minutae into my french wars of religion video :P

[wednesdayschild]

Ignatius of Loyola went to the same school as Calvin. He was the leader of the counter reformation. Ignatius thought started 12 step program of reforming the self.

[hannad]

"The complaints of Calvinists only make me stronger." * laughs in Eastern Orthodox *

[efrenyalung]

I find the contrasts fascinating, the centralized hierarchical denomination believes in free will, but the decentralized congregationalist denomination believes in predestination

[PhiladelphiaBaseballHistory]

Used to go to Geneva for work all the time. I loved touring the cathedral there, especially the museum of the old cathedral under the current one.

[karenallen]

Thank you for this video! It was informative and explained some differences in a way that no one else has. Be blessed, today and always! =)

[HistoryandHeadlines]

This video is a good lead-in to the Usefulcharts video on the playlist in that they two videos seem to go with each other well! 😉 Anyway, I especially enjoy learning about French history. ⚜

[anasevi]

well, no one could honestly blame you. Calvin is just about up there with Martin Luther regardless of modern day impact.

[devincanada]

Lol. loved this but knew you couldnt do it unbiased. awsome video.

[delbert]

All informed Christians believe in "some sort" of predestination, and "some sort" of election, after all these terms are used and taught numerous times in the New Testament. The only differences are how these work, and this is where careful exegesis of the text (hopefully), coupled with logic, comes in.

[Rico-Suave_]

Great video, thank you very much, note to self(nts) watched all in it 15:06

[r.rodriguez]

You forgot the most important part of Calvin's theology, murder is okay if the person is a heretic.

[MrViktorolon]

About the predestination, I have a Calvinist friend, and we had a hot debate. In his view, it's not like we don't have free will...it's just like, well, God knows it all, so he knows you are going to fail before you were born.

As a Catholic, I have a different view, to me, God doesn't have the eyes of a "fortune teller". The fortune teller has a contradiction: when he delivers the information to the past and changes the future, he was wrong about the future, and if the future is inevitable, his information is useless. It is because the fortune teller has one of many possible futures reveled to him.

The Eye of God sees all possibilities, so God sees you in Hell and in Heaven at same time, because all is true, but you have to seek Him to make your journey right. You can't save yourself without God, but also, you must act.

[peterhaag]

I love the title what an apt description on Calvin

[fisstaschek]

I don't know if you're trying to be funny, but the animosity and dabs at calvin and his followers ("complaints of calvinists only makes me stronger") really put me off. When I clicked on the video link I hoped to learn something about the age of reformation, alas I cannot trust you to portray things honestly. Obviously total objectivity is impossible, but any historian should strive to keep their own biases at bay as much as they can. Also if you don't feel you can do justice to a topic then a pro-tip: ask someone who's more knowledgable than you to perform that part or at the very least just read the Wikipedia article.

Nevertheless I'd like to thank you for being so upfront about your bias, and being respectfil enoguh not to lie and decieve me. The statement might seem cheeky and malicious, but I am honestly happy I wasn't being tricked.

[TheRealValus]

Smoke does not "justify" the fire, -
and fruit does not qualify the seed;
but works are the fruit of faith and
smoke can be traced to the fire.

[AbsolXGuardian]

To quote my own video/school project: My archenemy John Calvin

[swhip]

God doesn't choose them, He just already knows
By Grace, not by works

[kentdickerson]

Casual Historian, I'm hoping you can provide historical proof Calvin had a hand in the judgements that murdered ones who disagreed with him. Btw, I remember learning in music history that Calvin outlawed not only musical concerts but instruments themselves. It is said you could not find a single instrument in the canton of Geneva a hundred years after Calvin. In Watch history we learn that Calvin outlawed jewelry, as well. This instantly put a large part of the population out of business. Fortunately, they discovered watches to be an exception and were able to switch to the industry Switzerland became most known for.

[TurtleMarcus]

As a Lutheran-turned-Catholic, I really liked your "hot take" on Calvinist theology.