John Calvin's Influence On Christianity

John Calvin devoted the majority of his life to the promotion of Protestantism and made such a difference that his impact is still seen today in Christianity. John Calvin is considered one of the most prominent figures during the sixteenth century because of his paramount religious perspectives. He was mentored by many distinguished figures that were a part of the Reformation movement that effected some of the essential composition of Calvinism doctrines. Calvin’s unique perspecticdid believe in supralapsarian where the priest has been given the special authority to act as a spiritual mediator between God and mankind, which did align with beliefs in the Catholic Church. John Calvin's religious perspectives were very different from that of
The "elected" are known as "saints" in the Calvinist faith. Calvin denied that human beings were capable of free will. Calvin also stated that the writings of the scriptures are to be taken literally.

Following the history of the earliest church recounted in the New
Testament book, The Acts of the Apostles, Calvin organized the church of Geneva into four levels: ^Pastors: These were five men who exercised authority over religious matters in Geneva ^Teachers: This was a larger group whose job it was to teach doctrine to the population
^Elders: The Elders were twelve men (after the twelve Apostles) who were chosen by the municipal council; their job was to oversee everything, that everybody did in the city. ^Deacons: Modeled after the Seven in Acts 6-8, the deacons were appointed to care for the sick, the elderly, the widowed, and the poor With his life and teachings, John created the patterns and thoughts that would dominate Western culture throughout the modern period.

American culture, in particular, is thoroughly Calvinist in some form or another. At the heart of the way Americans think and act, you
Subsequently, the church of Calvin—often termed “Reformed”—served as the model for the Presbyterian church in Scotland, the Huguenot church in France (see page 433), and the Puritan churches in England and New England.
Calvinism became the compelling force in international Protestantism. The Calvinist ethic of the “calling” dignified all work with a religious aspect. Hard work, well done, was pleasing to God. This doctrine encouraged an aggressive, vigorous activism, and Calvinism became the most dynamic force in sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Protestantism.
Calvinism spread on the continent of Europe, and also found a ready audience in Scotland. There as elsewhere, political authority was the decisive influence in reform. The monarchy was weak, and factions of virtually independent nobles competed for power. King James V and his daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1560–1567), staunch Catholics and close allies of Catholic France, opposed reform, but the Scottish nobles supported it. One man, John Knox (1505?–1572), dominated the reform movement, which led to the establishment of a state