Do we do nothing to obtain [God's] righteousness. No, nothing at all. Perfect righteousness is to do nothing, to hear nothing, to know nothing of the law or of works, but to know and believe only that Christ has gone to the Father and is no longer visible; that he sits in heaven at the…
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.8 |The Word is Eternal
"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. The Word is Eternal Certain people try to deny Jesus' eternity while not outright deny His…
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.5 | Different Terms; Same Truth
"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. Different Terms; Same Truth If the various theological terms that have been coined over the years…
Stagger Onward
We live liturgically, telling our sacred Story in worship and song. We fast and we feast. We marry and give our children in marriage, and though in exile, we work for the peace of the city. We welcome our newborns and bury our dead. We read the Bible, and we tell our children about the…
Blogging the Institutes–1.12.3–Worship is Due to God Alone
"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. Worship is Due to God Alone The distinction between "service" and "worship" is useless. Paul speaks…
Blogging the Institutes–1.12.1–One God; No Idols
"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. One God; No Idols At the beginning of my work I made the claim that knowledge…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.8–The Origin of Idols
"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. The Origin of Idols Where do idols come from? The teaching by the Book of Wisdom…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.7–One Gospel More Powerful than a Thousand Crosses
"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. One Gospel More Powerful than a Thousand Crosses If Catholics have any sense, they should stop…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.6–Theologians Against Images
"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. Theologians Against Images Moreover, you should read Lactantius and Eusebius on this subject of images. These…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.4–Idols are Self-Defeating
"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. Idols are Self-Defeating The Psalms show that idols are nothing: "Their idols are silver and gold;…
Raising Lazarus 