"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–1.11.5–Images Don’t Substitute for Scripture
"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. Images Don't Substitute for Scripture Gregory the Great has said that, "Images are the books of…
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;…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.3–Angels Ain’t 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. Angels Ain't Images It's true that the Lord sometimes would reveal Himself in certain signs so…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.2–Images Condemned in Moses and Isaiah
"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. Images Condemned in Moses and Isaiah Moses not only condemns the making of images but also…
Blogging the Institutes–1.11.1–God Opposes 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. God Opposes Idols The Bible regularly speaks of God using common, everyday terms so that we…
Blogging the Institutes–1.10.3–One, True God; All Others Excluded
"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 True God; All Others Excluded Here's a quick summary of "theology proper"--the teaching about God.…
Blogging the Institutes–1.10.2–God’s Attributes. Explained.
"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. God's Attributes. Explained. Certain Bible passages vividly describe God's attributes. Moses provides us for a summary…
Blogging the Institutes–1.9.3–The Word and the Spirit Form an Unbreakable Bond
"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 and the Spirit Form an Unbreakable Bond When these false teachers criticize us for…
Raising Lazarus 