Dr. Karin Maag on Bolsec and Servetus - Part 1

Dr. Karin Maag discusses the issues of Bolsec and Servetus as they relate to John Calvin. Video taken from the Baker Book House Forum titled, "John Calvin: His Life, Thought, and Relevance."

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[boltingpuppies]

2)

Servetus own words:

"CHRIST, the Son of man, who descended from heaven, was the Word by uttering which God created the world. He became flesh as God's firstborn, and was the Son of God. He was both human and divine. God's Spirit, moving all things, operates within us as the Holy Spirit, which is a person of the Godhead. It proceeds from the Son, not as a separate being but as a ministering spirit. It is holy, one of three persons in the Godhead, and sanctifies us by dwelling within us.

[boltingpuppies]

1)

Actually, Servetus did believe Jesus was divine and did write about the trinity but called it 'The Godhead'. It was tri-theism (three separate gods) he was against. Here are some quotes BY Michael Servetus:

Regarding Jesus' Divinity:

"I shall admit these three things: first, this man is JESUS CHRIST; second, he is the Son of God; third, he is God."

The next quote is Servetus' expression of the Godhead:

[itisnow]

I really just cannot believe what I've just heard.  She point blank says that Servetus believed Jesus was not divine. SHAME, absolute SHAME for such a despicable lie. She worships Calvin so much that she couldn't even be bothered to ever ONCE find out what Servetus believed? That is truly frightening. Blind, blind,,, doesn't want to face up to the fact that Calvin murdered out of jealousy that someone could argue well against his Institutes!

[benadam74]

Jesus is not divine as in Deity [i.e., God] since he himself adheres to a unitarian creed [Mar 12.29; Jn 17.3].

[benadam74]

"To kill a man is not to protect a doctrine, but it is to kill a man." Castellio v. Calvin