法国人约翰·加尔文(John Calvin)是否有被按立过(ordained)?被谁按立的?
有。而且,两次!
12岁时,加尔文在罗马天主教会里,被削发为僧侣(tonsured),然后被按立为罗马天主教会的牧师/教士(chaplain);
离开罗马教会后,加尔文受到威廉·法瑞尔(William Farel)牧师的邀请,来到日内瓦城,由日内瓦的长老区会(Presbytery)按立为长老(Presbyter/Elder),并被任命为牧师(Minister of the Word of God,“圣言司铎”)。
以上内容,由西奥多·伯撒(Theodore Beza)牧师作证,何奇伟弟兄总结。
参考资料:Vol. 3 of Thomas Smyth’s Complete Works and in the individual volume titled Calvin and His Enemies: A Memoir of the Life, Character, and Principles of Calvin. There is both a chapter titled “A Supplementary Vindication of the Ordination of Calvin” and further discussion of Calvin’s ordination in Appendix V.