Limbo exists for unbaptized infants.
Afterlife / Disagree
Theodore Beza
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Open interactive church history leader page16th CenturyGeneva, Switzerlandreformation
Calvin's successor in Geneva; developed Reformed theology and biblical scholarship.
Theological Positions
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Prayers for the dead can help them.
Afterlife / Strongly Disagree
Soul sleep occurs between death and resurrection.
Afterlife / Strongly Disagree
The intermediate state is conscious.
Afterlife / Agree
There are degrees of reward in heaven.
Afterlife / agree
Angels are real spiritual beings.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Christians can and should cast out demons.
Angels & Demons / neutral
Satan is a real, personal being. Not just a symbol of evil or force.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Church tradition is equal to Scripture in authority.
Bible / stronglyDisagree
Modern science and Scripture can be fully reconciled.
Bible / agree
Writings
Correspondence
Correspondence with Calvin, Luther, and others, including letters to the French king and to the pope.
Source: Correspondence
View WritingDe iure magistratuum
His De jure magistratum (1574; “On the Rights of the Magistrate”), defending the right of revolt against tyranny, grew out of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day (1572), from which many surviving French Protestants were welcomed by Beza in Geneva.
Source: De iure magistratuum
View WritingLife of Calvin
Biography of John Calvin providing firsthand insights into the Genevan reformer’s ministry and character.
Source: Life of Calvin
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