Because I am baptized in the name of God the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” – John Calvin (from his catechism)

It is not necessary that faith and repentance should always precede baptism. They are only required from those whose age makes them capable of both. It will be sufficient, then, if, after infants have grown...

Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Whoever means whoever. Not just some, not just the elect; that means that anyone who wants to come to God and repent may do...

I expect that Calvin would evaluate our worship today not as too emotional, but as too narrow in its emotional repertoire.

Monastic spirituality concentrated on private disciplines, as if detaching oneself from “the world” (i.e. society) might make one holier. Anabaptist piety was similar in that regard. However, Calvin thought of sanctification as a family affair....