Calvin's Institutes

Section: 2.1.8-11

(Original sin defined as a depravity of nature, which deserves punishment, but which is not from...

Feb 27th

Section: 2.1.5-7

5. The first sin as original sin As it was the spiritual life of Adam to remain united and bound to...

Feb 26th

Section: 2.1.1-4

BOOK TWO The Knowledge of God the Redeemer in Christ, First Disclosed to the Fathers Under the Law,...

Feb 25th

Section: 1.18.3-4

3. God’s will is a unity While hitherto I have recounted only those things which are openly...

Feb 24th

Section: 1.18.1-2

CHAPTER XVIII GOD SO USES THE WORKS OF THE UNGODLY, AND SO BENDS THEIR MINDS TO CARRY OUT HIS...

Feb 23rd

Section: 1.17.11-14

11. Certainty about God’s providence puts joyous trust toward God in our hearts “Yet,...

Feb 22nd

Section: 1.17.7-10

7. God’s providence in prosperity The servant of God, strengthened both by these promises and...

Feb 20th

Section: 1.17.4-6

4. God’s providence does not excuse us from due prudence But with respect to future events,...

Feb 19th

Section: 1.17.1-3

CHAPTER XVII HOW WE MAY APPLY THIS DOCTRINE TO OUR GREATEST BENEFIT (Interpretation of divine...

Feb 18th

Section: 1.16.7-9

7. God’s providence also regulates “natural” occurrences Also, I say that...

Feb 17th

Section: 1.16.4-6

4. The nature of providence At the outset, then, let my readers grasp that providence means not...

Feb 16th

Section: 1.15.8-1.16.3

8. Free choice and Adam’s responsibility Therefore God provided man’s soul with a mind,...

Feb 15th

Section: 1.15.4-7

4. The true nature of the image of God is to be derived from what Scripture says of its renewal...

Feb 13th

Section: 1.15.1-3

DISCUSSION OF HUMAN NATURE AS CREATED, OF THE FACULTIES OF THE SOUL, OF THE IMAGE OF GOD, OF FREE...

Feb 12th

Section: 1.14.18-22

18. Assurance of victory! Now, because God bends the unclean spirits hither and thither at will,...

Feb 12th

Section: 1.14.14-17

14. The realm of wickedness Moreover, in order that we may be aroused and exhorted all the more to...

Feb 11th

Section: 1.14.8-13

8. The hierarchy, number, and form of the angels Let those who dare determine the number and...

Feb 9th

Section: 1.14.4-7

4. Also we should not indulge in speculations concerning the angels, but search out the witness of...

Feb 8th

Section: 1.14.1-3

CHAPTER XIV EVEN IN THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE AND OF ALL THINGS, SCRIPTURE BY UNMISTAKABLE...

Feb 6th

Section: 1.13.25-29

25. The divine nature is common to all three Persons But they are obviously deceived in this...

Feb 5th

Section: 1.13.23-24

23. The Son is God even as the Father From this morass another similar monster has come forth. For...

Feb 4th

Section: 1.13.18-22

18. Difference of Father, Son, and Spirit I really do not know whether it is expedient to borrow...

Feb 3rd

Section: 1.13.13-17

13. The divinity of Christ is demonstrated by his miracles How plainly and clearly is his deity...

Feb 2nd

Section: 1.13.9-12

9. The deity of Christ in the Old Testament Further, I do not yet touch upon the person of the...

Feb 2nd