| − | John Calvin (1509–1564) was the foremost French Reformer during the Protestant Reformation, a theological writer who produced many sermons, biblical commentaries, letters, theological treatises, and other works. Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. By 1555 he had completed his work on the New Testament, finishing with the Acts and the Gospels (he did omit only the brief second and third Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation). | + | [[John Calvin]] (10 July 1509–27 May 1564) was the foremost French Reformer in Geneva, Switzerland during the Protestant Reformation, a theological writer who produced many sermons, biblical commentaries, letters, theological treatises, and other works. Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. By 1555 he had completed his work on the New Testament, finishing with the Acts and the Gospels (he did omit only the brief second and third Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation). |
| | [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/calvin/matthew/28.htm '''Calvin's Commentaries''' (Mt 28:19)]{{quotation|...the earthly element does not become a sacrament until God quickens it by his word.... | | [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/calvin/matthew/28.htm '''Calvin's Commentaries''' (Mt 28:19)]{{quotation|...the earthly element does not become a sacrament until God quickens it by his word.... |