"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. We Are Glory Robbers Although we lack the ability to know God on our own, we…
Blogging in the Institutes–1.5.14–Truth is Shining, We’re Denying
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Truth is Shining, We're Denying God displays so much evidence for His existence in creation. It…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.13–All People Have Corrupted the Worship of God
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. All People Have Corrupted the Worship of God Whoever defiles the worship of God does not…
Miscarriage, Abortion, and the Gospel
We all live in God’s world: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Whether we acknowledge it or not; there is no escaping that reality. As human beings, we can rage, rail and try to circumvent God’s world for a time. He may even allow us to be successful at it.…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.12–False Gods Gush from the Human Mind Like Water from a Faucet
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. False Gods Gush from the Human Mind Like Water from a Faucet Because people suppress the…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.11–Even the Smartest People Don’t See God in His Works
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Even the Smartest People Don't See God in His Works God’s revelation of Himself and His…
Does God Understand Our Suffering?
Imagine all humanity had a committee meeting to establish what God would have to go through to truly understand human suffering. The poor would say he should be homeless, frequently hungry, and constantly moving from place to place. Bereaved people would say he should lose a parent and perhaps a close friend as well. Holocaust…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.10–Knowing God Should Point Us to the Future
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Knowing God Should Point Us to the Future When we come to know God through His…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.9–What True Knowledge of God Is, and Isn’t
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. What True Knowledge of God Is, and Isn't I don’t need to provide a bunch of…
Blogging the Institutes–1.5.8–We Know God Through His Providence
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. We Know God Through His Providence Then there’s God’s providence—how He arranges our lives. Psalm 107…
Raising Lazarus 