His Spear Through My Side into Luther : Calvin's Relationship to Luther's Doctrine of the Will

their careers. Though the Reformers believed in divine necessity, they were careful to say that God was not the author of sin either before or after the fall of humankind. While Luther and Calvin agreed on necessity imposed by sin and divine sovereignty, they affirmed that the human will is always voluntary and thus responsible for its actions. Concerning predestination, they taught its double nature respecting the elect and the reprobate, while consoling believers by pointing them to grace alone in Christ-the revealed God-and God's preservation of the elect. Differences between the Reformers are noted but true solidarity existed on the will. [Publisher's text]

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