John Calvin and Women Deacons

Rev. Dykstra is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Doon, Iowa. [Some time ago, we began a discussion of how Calvin can be, and often is, misused to support an un-Reformed position. Briefly, three common methods for this are: 1) Quoting Calvin on an issue that he did not face, at least in its modern-day form; 2) Quoting a "Calvinist " from a later age, maintaining that this is what Calvin taught. 3) Taking Calvin's words out of context.] In Reformed churches, colleges, and even some...