The Tulip Driven Life

From Calvin's commentary on Genesis 2: “But although God pronounced, concerning Adam, that it would not be profitable for him to be alone, yet I do not restrict the declaration to his person alone, but rather regard it as a common law of man's vocation, so that every one ought to receive it as said to himself, that solitude is not good, excepting only him whom God exempts as by a special privilege. Many think that celibacy conduces to their advantage, [138] and therefore, abstain from marriage, lest they should be miserable. Not only have heathen writers defined that to be a happy life which is passed without a wife, but the first book of Jerome, against Jovinian, is stuffed with petulant reproaches, by which he attempts to render hallowed wedlock both hateful and infamous. To these wicked suggestions of Satan let the faithful learn to oppose this declaration of God, by which he ordains the conjugal life for man, not to his destruction, but to his salvation.” ...."Certainl...

  Was it John Calvin or Rick Appleton who was recently deposed from pastoral office? 1. On Women’s Inherent Inferiority and Subjection Expanded Quote: “On this account all women are born, that they may acknowledge themselves inferior in consequence of the superiority of the male sex. … For the woman was made subject to the man, as appears from the order of creation, and from the punishment inflicted on her for having seduced the man. … It is asked, whether he speaks of married women exclusively, for there are some that restrict to them what Paul teaches, on the ground that it does not belong to virgins to be under the authority of a husband. It is however a mistake, for Paul looks beyond this to God’s eternal law, which has made the female sex subject to the authority of men.” Full Citation: John Calvin, Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, translated by John Pringle, 2 vols. (Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1848), vol. 1, commentary on 1 C...

  365 Days of Male and Female Piety What is male and female piety? What is true, godly masculinity and femininity? Our churches have largely followed the world into what I will call a feministic egalitarianism. In other words, the sensibilities of the female sex are now meant to rule over the home, church, and government. This pervades every sphere of life, and all in the name of “equality” or “fairness”. The quiet (or not so quiet) assumption is that women have been suppressed for too long, their voices unheard, their faces unseen in the public square, their influence non-existent in the course of human history. History has been too brutal and bloody without women having at least an equal share of leadership and opportunity. So in the doctrine of feministic egalitarianism, it is safer when women balance out men and keep them in check. Men must be civilized by women, and this is the real “help” that the woman gives to the man that Scripture speaks of. Woman as helpmeet becomes wom...

If I am right as to the nature of woman's mission, I cannot err as to the PROPER SPHERE of it. If she was created for man, and not only for the race of man, but for one man, then the easy and necessary inference is, that HOME is the proper sphere of woman's action and influence. There are few terms in the language around which cluster so many blissful associations as that delight of every English heart, the word home. The paradise of love—the nursery of virtue—the garden of enjoyment—the temple of harmony—the circle of all tender relationships—the playground of childhood—the dwelling of adulthood—the retreat of old age—where health loves to enjoy its pleasures, wealth to revel in its luxuries, and poverty bears its rigors —where best sickness can endure its pains, and dissolving nature expire—which throws its spell over those who are within its charmed circle, and even sends its attractions across oceans and continents, drawing to itself the thoughts and wishes of the man who w...

* THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION REPRESENTS THE GENERAL VIEWS OF THE SESSION OF HERITAGE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (HRPC) ONLY AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE FULL VIEWS OF THE COVENANT REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DENOMINATION OR ANY OTHER DENOMINATION, ORGANIZATION, OR BODY OF CHURCHES, THOUGH IT IS THE DESIRE OF HRPC THAT THIS DECLARATION WOULD BE HELPFUL TO AND EVEN ADOPTED BY OTHER CHURCHES, PRESBYTERIES, AND DENOMINATIONS. THIS DECLARATION IS NOT A BINDING DOCUMENT WITH CREEDAL AUTHORITY BUT IS FOR INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIVE PURPOSES AND IS SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REFINEMENT IN THE FUTURE. Declaration on the Error of Egalitarianism and its Effect on the Family, Society, the Church, and Related Matters In 2005, the Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (CRPC) unanimously adopted Distinctives summarizing what sets her apart from other Presbyterian bodies. Under “Civil Magistrates,” the CRPC affirms: “We further acknowledge that God’s work at the Tower of Babel and His gathering o...