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I'm against the actual sinner's prayer at all. As is has been said, it is a starting point. But the person must put into actual practice what he has promised to God in the prayer. What I am opposed to is people telling the person, "You are saved now!" because of the prayer alone.
Are you aware of God's response to those who opposed his people (church) in the OT
Not in our day and age. Also heresy is not a capital offence in America or New Zealand. But in the 16th and 17th Centuries, heresy was a capital offence and the official means of execution was burning at the stake. Just as a matter of interest, in 19th Century England, one could be hanged for stealing a loaf of bread. Also Puritan groups in America also burned heretics at the stake, drowned innocent women accused of witchcraft. In colonial America, a person accused of heresy was thrown out of the compound and left to starve to death in the wilderness. Also in the early 20th Century a young black man was tortured and burned to death accused of having a relationship with a white woman. Probably all he did was to say hello to her in the street. So those who have not sinned in America have permission to cast the first stone at Calvin. Therefore when pointing the finger at Calvin, let's have a good look at American early history as well.
I made an error. I meant that I am not against the actual sinner's prayer. But I still say that the person has to demonstrate true repentance. This is not the same as good works to try and be justified before God. Salvation is always grace-based and there is nothing we can do to contribute to it. But repentance is not works, it consists in what we stop doing that we did before. Therefore forsaking the works of the flesh is not adding good works to our salvation. It is ceasing to do the things that would make us appear as hypocrites who profess Christianity but still doing the things that unconverted people do.
And as a fallible human being, it's unlikely we can tell which someone is doing. Part of the problem is also that everyone draws the lines in different places. I've attended churches where watching movies was considered a sin. So there's always the question of what exactly you are supposed to quit doing.
Unless you can show that his teachings are wrong, his actions are irrelevant. That’s why it’s good to not use fallacies when making a point.
I’ve read very little of Calvin. I have read a lot of scripture. So make sure that you know whereof you speak.
You’re make the wrong accusations. Reformed Theology doesn’t rely on the teachings of Calvin.
Your question about ‘proving’ some subset of theology wrong, that’s the question you asked.
You made accusations about Calvin as a person as if they somehow taint his writings. I’m willing to concede that this may be true. However, I’m not willing to take your word for it. So I’m asking you to anything specific about his writings that are affected by his moral failings.
