John Calvin

John Calvin was one of the great reformers after Martin Luther lit the fire that burned that brazen trail of the Reformation. John Calvin's teachings have greatly influenced the foundation of the United States of America. John Calvin, like Martin Luther, believed in the Creator Redeemer distinction in God. God has broken the life of humans into two spheres, if you will, there is the Creator sphere and that deals with the fact that God created this earth. God created the universe. God created nations, God created men to populate this world, and the nations, and as such, He has also created the laws by which the universe would govern itself, and He has also created laws by which man should govern itself in how we should relate to one another. And they are prescribed to us primarily within the Old Testament. It is given to us throughout the New Testament reiterated by the Lord Jesus Christ. And the state’s role, or the government’s role, is to make sure that there is peace, there is safety, there is protection, there is the propagation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ around the world. That is the proper role of government. They should only be concerned with governing ourselves according to the Word of God.