"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…
Raising Lazarus 