Acknowledge Quote by J. I. Packer

To me, Calvinism means the placing of the eternal God at the head of all things.

— Charles Spurgeon

Calvinism is an all-embracing system of principles... It is rooted in a form of religion which was peculiarly its own, and form that specific…

— Abraham Kuyper

“...Calvinism has a sharply-defined starting-point of its own for the three fundamental relations of all human existence: viz., our relation to God, to man,…

— Abraham Kuyper

“Calvinism, as we have seen, starts from a double decree of absolute predestination, which antedates creation, and is the divine program of human history.…

— Philip Schaff

One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.

— Alister E. McGrath

“While urgently pressing the importance of our diligent pursuit of holiness, Calvin is realistic about our meager attainments. He acknowledges that the vast majority…

— Burk Parsons

[John Calvin's] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer and liturgy,…

— Oliver D. Crisp

“Calvinism emphasizes divine sovereignty and free grace; Arminianism emphasizes human responsibility. The one restricts the saving grace to the elect: the other extends it…

— Philip Schaff

“Calvinist believers were psychologically isolated. Their distance from God could only be precariously bridged, and their inner tensions only partially relieved, by unstinting, purposeful…

— Max Weber

“Calvinism furnishes us with the only theology of culture that is truly relevant for the world in which we live, because it is the…

— Henry R. Van Til

“True Calvinism always leads to the appreciation of self-denial. When the doctrines of grace are warmly preached, denial of self is necessarily one of…

— Walter J. Chantry

“For Calvin, to accept compromise when Scripture has spoken is to affront the divine majesty of the Author. What”

— Burk Parsons