I now want the show the relationship between human reason and the kingdom of God. When we speak of the kingdom and spiritual realities, there are three main things we're talking about. The first one is the knowledge of God. The second one is God's fatherly kindness towards us which leads us to salvation. And…
Blogging the Institutes | 2.2.17 | All Talents are Gifts of God’s Grace
Let me summarize my point so far. When you survey the human race, one distinguishing mark of humans is the ability to reason. This reasoning ability distinguishes us from animals, just like animals are distinguished from inanimate objects. While some individuals are born with reason, their defect does not impair the general kindness of God.…
Blogging the Institutes | 2.2.16 | The Spirit at Work in All Humanity
We should never forgot that the Holy Spirit dispenses many blessings on whomever he wants in order to benefit all humanity. The Spirit gave skill and knowledge to Bezaleel and Aholiab to construct the Tabernacle (Exodus 31:2; 35:30). Therefore, it shouldn't be strange to us that the most important truths in human life are given…