While John Calvin rightly preferred the biblical idiom of union with Christ to the words "deification" or "beatific vision," Calvin's theology still has overlaps with earlier Christian theology (and the later Puritan emphasis on the beatific vision).
Calvin on the Beatific Vision
While John Calvin rightly preferred the biblical idiom of union with Christ to the words "deification" or "beatific vision," Calvin's theology still has overlaps with earlier Christian theology (and the later Puritan emphasis on the beatific vision).