Calvinism
Honor Calvin by Glorifying God
Whenever I speak of my love for Calvinism the first attack leveled at my theology always goes something like this,
“Calvin is just a man.” or “Why are you worshiping Calvin?”
And I respond,
“You do not understand. Calvinists do not worship Calvin, for if we did we would not be Calvinists, for Calvinism levels all glory and [...]
The Impact of Calvinism
John Piper blogged today (originally published in World Magazine) about Calvinism’s impact upon the United States, quoting Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism throughout. Kuyper’s work, well the six lectures that have been bound, has been on my Amazon wish list for a while, but after reading the quotes it might just have to be purchased.
Here [...]
Summer with Calvin: Quotes
Here are some quotes from Chapter 5 of Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion entitled, “THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD CONSPICUOUS IN THE CREATION, AND CONTINUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD.”
Let each of us, therefore, in contemplating his own nature, remember that there is one God who governs all natures, and, in governing, wishes us to have [...]
Summer with Calvin: Day 1
One of my goals this summer is to read through John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. One, because I am an unashamed Calvinist, and two, in preparation for a course dedicated to it I am taking this fall at Talbot. My plan is to blog as much as possible offering quotes from the text [...]
A Kinder, Gentler Calvinism
In the summer of 2000, the RTS Reformed Quarterly published an article by James N. McGuire called A Kinder, Gentler Calvinism.
In the article, McGuire recognizes the stereotypical view of Calvinists as an accurate representation of many who hold the doctrines of TULIP, and calls for a Calvinism centered in love, for God and for the [...]