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The present volume [link to book-page<\/a>] is a follow-up or \u201cVolume II\u201d to my previous book, Biblical Catholic Answers for John Calvin<\/i><\/a> (Lulu, 2010). That work, for the most part, was devoted to comprehensive (often literally line-by-line) replies to Book IV of Calvin<\/a>\u2019s magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian Religion<\/i><\/a>: the portion devoted largely to ecclesiology, or the doctrine of the Church.<\/p>\n

A little less ambitious and more specifically focused this time, I\u2019ll be replying only to biblical <\/i>arguments from Calvin in Books I-III, in all instances where he takes a position that is contrary<\/i> to Catholic viewpoints (I need not quibble with him when we agree): and I\u2019ll be answering primarily from Scripture alone.<\/p>\n

The idea is to \u201cfight fire with fire,\u201d so to speak: to challenge Calvin on his own presumed ground and \u201chome field\u201d of alleged superiority of biblical argument, over against Catholicism, which is supposedly (so Calvin states innumerable times) unable to sustain an argument for itself based on the data of the revealed theology of Holy Scripture.<\/p>\n

Every Protestant worth his salt feels that the Bible is the area where he excels and can overthrow the alleged \u201cfalse doctrines\u201d of the Catholic Church. Committed, educated Protestants, to their credit, are, on the whole, very familiar with the Bible, and often put Catholics to shame in this respect. But it\u2019s high time that Catholics begin to vigorously contest these endlessly reiterated stereotypes about Catholicism having no biblical support.<\/p>\n

Catholics tire of routinely being regarded as \u201cunbiblical\u201d or even \u201canti-biblical\u201d Christians. I\u2019ve always maintained (throughout my 32 books and nearly 2,500 Internet posts) the shocking notion that Catholicism is, in fact, far more<\/i> thoroughly \u201cbiblical\u201d than any particular brand of Protestantism.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t expect anyone to simply accept my opinion when I assert this. I aim to demonstrate<\/i> it in this book, by answering and \u201cdoing exegesis with\u201d John Calvin. I am not expecting it to be easy<\/i> (Calvin was a very clever debater and dazzling exegete, who failed \u2013 when he did<\/i> \u2014 mainly because of the multitude of false premises with which he began). It takes a huge amount of laborious effort to refute Calvin. He is more than equipped to keep any debater who differs with him well-challenged and \u201con their toes.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I have no doubt that the Catholic arguments can and will easily prevail in the head-on confrontation with Calvin\u2019s \u201cReformed\u201d theology and the exegesis he utilizes in order to establish it. I know that because of my experience in writing the previous related book. Calvin\u2019s exegesis is by no means irrefutable or unvanquishable.<\/p>\n

His argumentation \u2013 brilliant though it often is \u2013 suffers from a systematic unwillingness to let the entirety of Scripture speak for itself. I know (from firsthand experience with Book IV) that he quite often picks and chooses what he wants from Scripture, for his polemical purposes, while ignoring other equally relevant portions.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this has been a strong tendency in Protestant exegesis and systematic theology (and especially apologetics aimed to counter Catholicism) ever since \u2014 though everyone, including Catholics, is prone to this sort of bias.<\/p>\n

Taking on John Calvin\u2019s exegetical arguments in this fashion will, it is hoped, demonstrate the persistent fallacies and falsehoods (from the Catholic perspective) that are frequently found in his writing, and illustrate at least some ways to refute and overcome them.<\/p>\n

Catholics regard Calvinists and other Protestants as brethren in Christ, and rejoice over the many important beliefs that we hold in common. At the same time, the Catholic apologist\u2019s task is to answer objections to Catholicism that arise in these quarters, and to present what we feel are superior alternative opinions.<\/p>\n

Nowhere is this \u201cbattle\u201d more lively and crucial than regarding Holy Scripture: God\u2019s inspired, infallible revelation: held in the highest esteem by both parties. However much we disagree, we\u2019ll always agree that theological positions must be in harmony with the Bible. If not, they must be rejected.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be using, once again, the (public domain) translation of Institutes of the Christian Religion<\/i> by Henry Beveridge, produced for the Calvin Translation Society in 1845, from the 1559 edition in Latin<\/a>; reprinted by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1995, and available online at the wonderful Christian Classics Ethereal Library<\/i> site.<\/p>\n

I will generally follow the structural format of the previous book on Calvin, including an Appendix of Areas of Calvinist-Catholic Agreement. When I am vigorously contesting another theological viewpoint, I nevertheless want to also maintain an ecumenical spirit and note significant areas where Calvinists and Catholics agree, or largely agree (as I did in Biblical Catholic Answers for John Calvin<\/i> and my volume about Martin Luther, as well).<\/p>\n

Oftentimes, these facts are poorly known or understood by many of those in both parties. With almost equal frequency, Calvinists<\/a> mistakenly think<\/i> that Catholics disagree <\/i>with them on various points, when in fact, we agree<\/i>. It works both ways: Catholics often inadvertently mischaracterize various Calvinist or other Protestant beliefs as contradictory to the Catholic faith, when they are not <\/i>so. We have more in common than many (probably most) of those on either side realize.<\/p>\n

Thus, it is necessary (for the sake of total honesty and factuality \u2013 not to mention charity) to make note of agreement, even in the midst of an effort mostly devoted to critiques of another viewpoint, and defense of our own.<\/p>\n

Lastly, I should note that in my 2010 book, Biblical Catholic Salvation<\/i><\/a> (Lulu, 2010), I devoted about a hundred pages to a biblical refutation of the five points of the classic Calvinist soteriological \u201cTULIP\u201d (total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and perseverance of the saints; along with related issues of free will, double predestination, and personal assurance of salvation).<\/p>\n

For the most part, I won\u2019t revisit those counter-arguments here (neither in all the particulars, nor in their overall scope), since I don\u2019t like to repeat material that is already present in other books of mine. I\u2019ll be engaging in much more specific counter-exegesis of Bible passages; rather than focusing on \u201cgrand themes\u201d\u00a0 (i.e., more so biblical<\/i> than systematic<\/i> theology).<\/p>\n

My overall critique of Calvinism (notwithstanding the title of this volume) must be viewed as presented in its totality in the trilogy<\/i> of books including this one, Biblical Catholic Answers for John Calvin<\/i><\/a>, and Biblical Catholic Salvation<\/i><\/a>. Each stands on its own, as far as it goes, but my \u201ccomplete\u201d Catholic counter-argument (biblical or otherwise) to Calvinism and John Calvin is found only in all three, viewed as a set or trilogy.<\/p>\n

Perhaps in the future, there will be further related titles, but for now, these three make up my collective \u201ccase\u201d against Calvinism in particular (from among the various strains of Protestant theology).<\/p>\n

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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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