Churches celebrate 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth
“Calvin certainly was not perfect, and it is against the grain of Reformed Christians to foster personality cults,” noted the president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Clifton Kirkpatrick, and general secretary Setri Nyomi.
“John Calvin himself would insist Soli Deo Gloria, only to God be the glory,” they added.
The WARC leaders said Friday should be commemorated in a spirit of gratitude to God for how Calvin's works have inspired a movement of people committed to living faithfully for God in different contexts, and how his legacy continues to inspire believers to be true to God in responding faithfully to current challenges....
