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Calvin's Judicial Murder of Michael Servetus
By: meshak Date: June 8, 2023, 7:06 pm
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Calvin's Judicial Murder of Michael Servetus
By John Thomas Didymus
Michael Servetus (Miguel Serveto 1511-1553) was an intellectual
who made original contributions in several fields of human
knowledge, the most notable of which was his description of the
pulmonary circulation. Unfortunately, his productive life was
cut short by his crossing paths with John Calvin, the famous
leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland.
Servetus was born in Spain to a family with Jewish blood links.
He is said to have been very gifted in languages having studied
Latin, Greek and Hebrew under Dominican friars. He attended the
University of Toulouse, in France, and got a degree in law.
After leaving school Servetus traveled in Germany and Italy. By
1530 he was in Basel where he worked as a proofreader. He read
widely during this time and, in July 1531, he published his
first work "On the Errors of the Trinity," and the following
year another titled, "Dialogues on Trinity." He returned to
Paris in 1536 to study medicine.
In his two books, Servetus rejected the Church doctrine of the
Trinity. He believed that it was not a biblical doctrine. He
urged a return to what he considered the simplicity of the
Gospels, for in his views, the Trinity doctrine had been
influenced by the pagan philosophies of the Greeks.
Servetus found no sympathy in Europe both from Catholics and
Protestants alike who believed in the Trinity and considered all
Unitarians heretics. Servetus started a medical practice near
Lyon and practiced for about fifteen years. He was personal
physician to some important personalities. During this time he
also published two new works on Ptolemy's Geography. Servetus
persisted in his anti-Trinitarian beliefs and in 1553 he
published a work which criticized John Calvin's doctrine of
predestination. Calvin considered this work a personal attack on
him. Servetus had been publishing under a pen name for several
years but he was soon corresponding openly with Calvin.
Calvin, at first, made a show of tolerating the "heretic," but
he soon ran out of patience and stopped communicating with him.
Servetus unwisely persisted in sending letters to Calvin and
soon Calvin had grown impatient with what he considered
Servetus' impertinent tone
A friend of Calvin's, in 1553, denounced Servetus as heretic in
Vienna, and Servetus was held for questioning by the French
inquisitor. He was released for lack of evidence. However, the
letters that Servetus had sent to Calvin were soon produced as
evidence and Servetus was again arrested by the Roman Catholic
authorities and imprisoned. He managed to escaped from prison
but was convicted of heresy and sentenced to be burned to death.
The Catholic authorities burned his books and effigy in his
absence.
Why Servetus returned to Geneva after he had escaped death in
the hands of the Catholics remains a mystery to this day. But on
August 13, 1553, he was present at a sermon by Calvin in Geneva.
He was arrested and again sent to prison. Servetus might have
thought that Calvin, a protestant, would be unwilling to have
him condemned to death, but it turned out that he had been
mistaken in his assessment of Calvin's pious personality. He was
condemned for spreading heretical doctrines. Servetus had only
very few supporters: the party of Libertines who were opposed to
his execution but enjoyed very little support.
Servetus was sentenced to death on 27 October 1553. He was
burned at the stake after the Geneva Council rejected Calvin's
request that he be decapitated rather than burned at the stake.
Calvin's position on Servetus was made plain throughout the
affair. He wanted nothing short of the death of the man who had
dared raise his opinions against his. Calvin revealed a
personality trait typical of men imbued with a deep sense of
service to God in matters of high principles which are thought
to absolve the "man of God" of all humane considerations. In
Calvin's words: "...we spare not kin, nor blood of any, and
disdain all humanity when the matter is to fight for God's
glory."
The writer JohnThomas Didymus is the author of "Confessions of
God: The Gospel According to St. JohnThomas Didymus." He manages
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Re: Calvin's Judicial Murder of Michael Servetus
By: meshak Date: June 8, 2023, 7:12 pm
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Michael Servetus was a non-trin.
Because of that, RCC killed him, and Calvin, who was a
protestant, endorsed RCC's persecution of Michael Servetus.
Jesus says we know them by their fruit.
Trin churches' persecution of their enemy was their evil fruit.
RCC and protestants have a history of killing each other too.
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Re: Calvin's Judicial Murder of Michael Servetus
By: Justaname Date: June 9, 2023, 8:43 am
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[quote author=meshak link=topic=1563.msg34206#msg34206 date=]
RCC and protestants have a history of killing each other too.
[/quote]
Meshak
Do you not realize that you are allowing yourself to be a tool
of the Devil .
He is the one who causes strife and division in the Body of
Christ . Of which all your posts are aimed at. “Christian
against Christian “
Which is Satans delight.
Have you noticed that this Christian Forum is Called -
LOVEGODONLY .
It is supposed to be a Christian Site! You come across as
very angry against those who don’t believe the same way as you
.
We are told to love one another . Not pull each other apart
and offend each other.
I can only speak for myself , but personally I find your
post offensive .
I’m no Calvinists , far from it! But actually I know good godly
Calvinists , even though I may disagree with them.
Will you please stop your continual rant against those
who happen to believe in a trinity .
We are amazingly all ‘supposed’ to be all on the same side ,
against the Devil ….that seems to be a point which you are
missing .
The Devil is your enemy, not other Christians .
Decades ago there was a missionary to Borneo ….he was caught and
imprisoned. He told of those in prison with him …they saved
their few scraps of stale bread , and on Sundays they would
break bread together …Jews , baptists , Jehovah Witnesses,
Mormons , Catholics …all of them , as they worshipped the same
God . They were strength to each other through years of brutal
imprisonment .
Somehow , I am not seeing the same heart in you.
Just saying……
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Re: Calvin's Judicial Murder of Michael Servetus
By: meshak Date: June 9, 2023, 9:13 am
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[quote author=Helen link=topic=1563.msg34209#msg34209
date=1686318220]
[size=14pt] Meshak
Do you not realize that you are allowing yourself to be a tool
of the Devil .[/quote]
Hiding the unrepentant sin is what Devil want you guys doing and
you are helping him.
Satan is behind all false god-worshipping churches' hideous
deeds.
[quote] He is the one who causes strife and division in the Body
of Christ . Of which all your posts are aimed at. “Christian
against Christian “ [/quote]
It is not Christians against Christians because Jesus' followers
do not worship a false god. Catholics and Protestants are all
trin god worshippers.
I can analyze all the comments you bring up against the whole
truth of deception.
It is so obvious but you cannot see it.
I feel so sad for you, Helen.
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