John Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life: No on has rightly denied himself unless he has wholly resigned himself to the Lord and is willing to leave every detail to his good pleasure. If we put ourselves in such a frame of mind, then, whatever may happen to us, we shall never feel […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Self-Denial (Calvin)This past weekend, Desiring God hosted its annual national conference. The topic this year, marking the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, was “With Calvin in the Theater of God.” All the audio and video has been posted, and you may access it at either Desiring God, or the conference website, Theater of God.
Read More With Calvin in the Theater of GodOkay. It’s the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, so that question may be somewhat irrelevant. Most will know that John Calvin was a theologian, pastor, and essential participant in the Reformation. But what about the details of his life? Without reading (or reciting) a biography, do you know who John Calvin is? I’ve been […]
Read More Who is John Calvin?To bless God (Eph. 1:3) does not mean that we contribute anything to the person of God; He is God whether we bless Him, honor Him, acknowledge Him or not. To bless Him means to give thanks and to pronounce Him as being ever worthy of our praise and worship. To bless God is to […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (4/19/09)John Calvin, in Let Christ Be Magnified: The Word of God teaches so clearly, that it enlightens at the first glance. It must penetrate to the very bottom of your hearts. It is not enough to feel a few slight stings and pricks; you must be wounded, pierced through and through by the Word; and […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Scripture (Calvin)Title: Let Christ Be Magnified Author: J. H. Merle d’Aubigne Publisher: Banner of Truth Trust (Reprint), 2007; 52 pp. $9.00 Recommendation (4-star scale): This being the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin’s birth, there are no shortage of books being written or re-released in tribute to him. I think I’ve acquired at […]
Read More Book Review: Let Christ Be MagnifiedJohn Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life: Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair because of the smallness of our accomplishment.
Read More Today’s Quote – Spiritual Growth (Calvin)John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1.13.22): …let us use great caution that neither our thoughts nor our speech go beyond the limits to which the Word of God itself extends. For how can the human mind measure off the measureless essence of God according to its own little measure, a mind as yet […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Scripture (Calvin)John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1.11.8): …man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.…Man’s mind, full as it is of pride and boldness, dares to imagine a god according to its own capacity; as it sluggishly plods, indeed is overwhelmed with the crassest ignorance, it conceives an unreality and an […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Idolatry (Calvin)John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion: …what is the beginning of true doctrine but a prompt eagerness to hearken to God’s voice? [1.7.5]
Read More Today’s Quote – Obedience (Calvin)John Calvin, Commentary on Zechariah, Malachi: It is therefore necessary that we should be subject, from first to last, to the scourges of God, in order that we may from the heart call on him; for our hearts are enfeebled by prosperity, so that we cannot make the effort to pray. (HT: John Piper)
Read More Today’s Quote – Prosperity (Calvin)John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion: …the pious mind realizes that the punishment of the impious and wicked and the reward of life eternal for the righteous equally pertain to God’s glory. Besides, this mind restrains itself from sinning, not out of dread of punishment alone; but, because it loves and reveres God as […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Worship (Calvin)John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion: Surely the church of Christ has lived and will live so long as Christ reigns at the right hand of the Father. It is sustained by his hand; defended by his protection; and is kept safe through his power.
Read More Today’s Quote – Church (Calvin)You may have noticed that the first few days of “Today’s Quote” this year have been quotes from John Calvin’s little book John Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life. There’s a reason for that. This year (2009) is the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. One of the goals I have […]
Read More 500 years of John CalvinJohn Calvin, Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life: Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair because of the smallness of our accomplishment.… The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble. Let […]
Read More Today’s Quote – Spiritual Progress (Calvin)
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