By Eric Young
As churches worldwide prepare to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestant Reformation leader John Calvin, leaders of a global movement of Reformed churches are calling on Christians to commemorate Calvin not as a saint but as a source of inspiration for responding to contemporary social and church-wide concerns.
“Calvin certainly was not perfect, and it is against the grain of Reformed Christians to foster personality cults,” noted the president and general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC).
“John Calvin himself would insist Soli Deo Gloria, Only to God be the Glory,” they added.
In a statement released Wednesday by leaders of the WARC, which represents 75 million Reformed church members, WARC’s president, Clifton Kirkpatrick, and general secretary, Setri Nyomi, said this coming 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.
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This post was written by mcarl on July 9, 2009
