Google John Calvin to read what kind of man he was and life he lived. John Calvin was a vile murderer and had a Christian man (Servetus) burned alive because he did not agree with Calvin’s own doctrine. If men must resort to murder to protect their doctrines and practices from being questioned, they are not of God. They never were. “Calvinism is NOT a Bible doctrine, but a system of human philosophy (humanism) appealing to the proud mind. Calvinism goes into the realm of human philosophy. The Bible calls Calvin a liar and a heretic.