"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 Possess Some Knowledge of God It’s beyond argument that some knowledge of God resides…
Blogging the Institutes–1.2.2–What We Think About When We Think About 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. What We Think About When We Think About God Some people who begin thinking about God…
Blogging the Institutes–1.2.1–Knowing God as Creator and Redeemer
"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 as Creator and Redeemer Knowledge of God has a few parts to it. It…
Blogging the Institutes–1.1.3–Encounters with God Leave People Humbled
"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. Encounters with God Leave People Humbled Because God is so pure and we are not,…
Blogging the Institutes: List of Posts
Here is a list of all the posts under the series, "Blogging the Institutes." Section #1: Knowing God as the Creator 1.1.1--Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Ourselves Are Connected Together 1.1.2--Knowledge of God Exposes How Weak We Are 1.1.3--Encounters with God Leave People Humbled 1.2.1--Knowing God as Creator and Redeemer 1.2.2--What We Think About When…
Blogging the Institutes–1.1.2–Knowledge of God Exposes How Weak We Are
"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. Knowledge of God Exposes How Weak We Are People never arrive true knowledge of themselves until they first contemplate the face of God. Then, after thinking…
Blogging the Institutes–1.1.1–Knowledge of God and Ourselves is Connected
"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. Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Ourselves Are Connected Wisdom—if it’s any good—has two parts: knowledge of God and ourselves. Now, knowledge of God and knowledge of…
Blogging the Institutes: Introduction
A spiritual goldmine exists in the writings of past Christians. John Calvin is no exception. Calvin’s writings and theology has shaped much of church history from the time of the Reformation to the present. His Institutes of the Christian Religion, (or just Institutes for short) is considered a theological masterpiece. It is also surprisingly devotional. Unfortunately, I have found that many…
What Does God Really Promise Us? 10 Always True Promises
The problem with the prosperity gospel--the belief that God wants you healthy and wealthy--is not that it promises too much, but that it promises way too little. It forfeits the pattern of suffering now, glory later, which runs through the New Testament. Such teaching is also deceiving because it can lead people to despair, for…
Jesus was probably Born in a Cave
The Christmas associations of an inn and an innkeeper, however, do not reflect the language of Luke's text in 2:7. Rather, the word usually translated as "inn," seems to refer to either some type of reception room in a private home or some type of public shelter. Since this place was full, refuge was sought…
Raising Lazarus 