Blog 229: 4.17.40 – 4.17.45
One of the other debated issues in the Lord’s Supper, in addition to the question of presence, is that of fencing the table. Who may participate? What does it mean to…
Stephen Nichols
Blog 228: 4.17.35 – 4.17.39
Calvin continues his discussion of the errant Roman Catholic view of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper by prattling on about one of his favorite subjects to rail upon: superstition…
Blog 227: 4.17.33 – 4.17.34
Calvin continues extolling the virtues of the spiritual presence of Christ in the sacrament of communion over and against repudiating the errors of the physical presence of Christ within the…
Thanksgiving reading
Okay, it’s not as long as the summer, but it is a few days and don’t you think books ought to trump parades and college football? Put another way, nothing…
Wrestling
No, it’s not about the WWE, though, I did stop by the corporate headquarters once last fall as I was driving along I95 on my way to a theology conference…
Of Dogs and Churches
Derek’s post really got me thinking . . . about dogs. Just kidding. He got me thinking about loving the church. My memories are the same as Derek’s but have a different…
Check out Glimpses
Many of you may already know of this, but in case you don’t . . . The folks at Christianity Today put out a wonderful bulletin insert called Glimpses of…
Blog 163: 3.25.4 – 3.25.6
Yesterday I didn’t get to 3.25.3. That’s likely for the best, since that section is closely connected with today’s reading. In his discussion of hope springing from the final resurrection,…
Blog 162: 3.25.1 – 3.25.3
With this new chapter, Calvin moves from the discussion of election to the final resurrection. As he explains, citing Peter, the issue of the resurrection is “the outcome of our…
Blog 161: 3.24.12 – 3.21.17
Now on to reprobation, not nearly as edifying as election and assurance–should I protest to Dr. Thomas for choosing me to write on this section?! Calvin starts here at the…