Blog 82: 2.15.1 – 2.15.4
Jesus the Christ has the threefold office of prophet, priest, and king-but we must not only know these names but must also press through to see their purpose and use.…
Justin Taylor
Blog 81: 2.14.5 – 2.14.8
In these sections Calvin looks at some of the arguments of Michael Servetus (1511-1553), a famous Spanish theologian and physician of the time who sought to refute the doctrine of…
Flavel’s Prayer on the Great Exchange
John Flavel: Lord, the condemnation was yours,that the justification might be mine. The agony was yours,that the victory might be mine. The pain was yours,and the ease mine. The stripes…
Interview with Ligon Duncan
Here’s the first part of a new interview with Ligon–talking about what the New Calvinists can learn from the Old Calvinists (and vice-versa), as well as good, practical, pastoral advice…
Stem Cells 101
If you’re confused at all about embryonic stem cell research–I’d put myself in that category, though I try to keep up on the moral arguments and scientific developments– you may…
Psalms Project
At Union University they are sponsoring lectures throughout the year on the Psalms. The first lecture was by John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor…
Blog 30: 1.14.19 – 1.14.22
Calvin wraps up his discussion of the demons with section 19, showing that demons are real and not impulses or inspirations that God arouses in our minds (cf. section 9…
Blog 29: 1.14.12 – 1.14.18
Section 12 concludes Calvin’s discussion of angels with the plea–certainly relevant today!–that unless we see the angels as leading us to God, we are being misled in our understanding. In…
Blog 28: 1.14.6 – 1.14.11
In section 6 Calvin shows that God often dispenses and administers his goodness to us through his angels. Do we each have a guardian angel (section 7)? Calvin doesn’t know.…
Blog 27: 1.14.1 – 1.14.5
We now move into chapter 14, on creation of the world and man (sections 1-2), the role of angels (sections 3-12) and demons (sections 13-19), and the lessons we should…