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Article: Calvinism and mission: Geneva was ready to send out its pastors.(CALVIN)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- January 1, 2009
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Upon ... hearing this news, the church of Geneva at once gave thanks to God for the extension of the reign of Jesus Christ in a country so distant and likewise so foreign and among a nation entirely without the knowledge of the true God.
The year was 1556 and John Calvin received a letter which concerned France, but originated in Brazil. It asked, "Would the Genevan church send some artisans and pastors to assist a struggling French colony on Brazil's coast?" The colony was France's attempt to establish a foothold in a continent claimed entirely by Spain and Portugal. Calvin and Geneva, sensing an opportunity to take the Christian ...
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