John Calvin (1509-1564) comments on Psalm 20:7, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” “We see how natural it is to almost all men to be the more courageous and confident the more they possess of riches, power and military forces. The people of God, therefore, here protest that they do not place their hope, as is the usual way with men, in their military forces and warlike apparatus, but only in the aid of God.” [Thanks to John Lofton] And here is another great Calvin quote: “For … Continue reading John Calvin against the Religious Right