Government, Law, and Religion in Calvin’s Geneva Taken from: https://www.johnwittejr.com/uploads/5/4/6/6/54662393/a198.pdf Read the following lengthy excerpt on Calvin's Geneva. It is not possible that our Reformed or Evangelical conservative leaders today would regard Calvin and Calvin's Geneva as Christian and faithful, in Church or State Government. Simply ask yourself, would you rather live in Calvin's Geneva, or Modern America? The answer is easy if you think for a moment, are holy, and love the Lord. "The Protestant Reformation in Geneva began as a revolution in government, law, and religion. On May 21, 1536, two months before Calvin first arrived in Geneva, the city authorities issued a statute renouncing the Catholic Church and its canon law in favor of “the holy Evangelical Law and Word of God.”3 A prince-bishop who had been sovereign in both the political and religious realms was forced to leave. So were most of the members of his entourage, incl...
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