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3. Disciplining Elders to run the church.

He wrote ‘The Biblical Institutes of Religion’ his famous book of God’s principles still in print
and used widely today. He wrote a commentary on nearly every book in the Bible.

His teaching, known as CALVINISM, can be remembered by the letters TULIP.

Five points of Calvinism: -

 Total Depravity of humans
 Unconditional election
 Limited atonement

 Irresistible grace
 Perseverance of the Saints

He died aged 55 probably through overwork. His quote when friends told him to relax was: -

“What! Do you want the Lord to find me idle when He comes?!” His teaching on predestination
is still believed by many today.

Predestination means: - Whether we become believers (sometimes called the Elect or Chosen
in the Bible) or not is already decided by God before the world was made.

What do you think?

Two great truths he handed down to us are: -

1. The Sovereignty of God

God’s great mercy.

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