July
10, 2019 is the 510th birthday of Reformer, John Calvin, to celebrate
this milestone event. I will several quotes from him and three sermons in remembering
him.
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“We
are all sinners by nature, therefore we are held under the yoke of sin. But if
the whole man is subject to the dominion of sin, surely the will, which is its
principal seat, must be bound with the closest of chains. And indeed if divine
grace were preceded by any will of ours, Paul could not have said that, ‘it is
God that worketh in us to will and to do'” (Phil. 2:13) –John Calvin
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“We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look
to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their
faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to love and
embrace them.”
― John
Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
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Calvin on
Union with Christ
Published
on Feb 9, 2014
Michael
Horton | Desiring God 2014 Conference for Pastors
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZamfcD9g_Qo
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God’s Word does not merely impart information;
it actually creates life. It’s not only descriptive; it’s effective too, God
speaking is God acting. – Michael Horton
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John
Calvin and Sola Scriptura - Dr. Michael Horton
Published
on Sep 10, 2017
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22SFeYb0cXk&t=11s
Calvinism Sermon Total
Depravity (Part 2 in series)
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“Everybody is already in a relationship with
God, and that relationship is either hostility with God or at peace with God.” –
Jeff Durbin
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Published on Jan 13, 2017
What
are the Five Points of Calvinism? Do the Doctrines of Grace have anything,
ultimately, to do with a man named John Calvin? Or, are they truly biblical and
find their foundation in the Scriptures themselves? In this message, Pastor
Jeff Durbin (Apologia Church/Radio/TV) teaches for our series on the Doctrines
of Grace. This message was on the first letter of the acrostic, TULIP: Total
Depravity.
How
sovereign is God? Is He mostly sovereign or completely sovereign? How important
is this particular issue? Does it really matter? Are the Scriptures unclear?
What is the condition of fallen human beings? Are our wills 'free' or are we
enslaved to sin?
We
would encourage you to get out your bible, a notebook, and a pen. Watch this
message and test your traditions by the Scriptures. The Scriptures are the sole
infallible rule of faith, therefore, our beliefs must be consistent with the
Word of God and we must be willing to abandon any belief that contradicts God's
Word no matter how long we've held them or how cherished it has become.
For
more, go to https://apologiaradio.com. You can listen to
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all of our TV shows, our After Shows, and our Apologia Academy where you can
learn about the Biblical Worldview and Apologetics from men like Dr. James
White, Jeff Durbin, Dr. Mitch Stokes, Douglas Wilson, John Samson, Dr. K. Scott
Oliphint and more!
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ5Hmc9ZzpI
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When the Protestant Reformers talked about total
depravity, they meant that sin—its power, its influence, its
inclination—affects the whole person. Our bodies are fallen, our hearts are fallen,
and our minds are fallen—there’s no part of us that escapes the ravages of our
sinful human nature. Sin affects our behavior, our thought life, and even our
conversation. The whole person is fallen. That is the true extent of our
sinfulness when judged by the standard and the norm of God’s perfection and
holiness. – R.C. Sproul, The Truth of the Cross
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Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must
arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God,
but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel
their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most
powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them. – John
Calvin
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John Calvin
(/ˈkælvɪn/; French:
Jean Calvin,
pronounced: [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; born Jehan
Cauvin: 10 July
1509 – 27 May 1564) was an influential French theologian and
pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal
figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism,
aspects of which include the doctrine of predestination
and the absolute
sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal
damnation. In these areas Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition. Various Congregational, Reformed
and Presbyterian
churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have
spread throughout the world.
Calvin
was a tireless polemic
and apologetic writer who generated much
controversy. He also exchanged cordial and supportive letters with many
reformers, including Philipp Melanchthon and Heinrich Bullinger. In addition to his seminal
work Institutes of the Christian
Religion, he wrote commentaries on most books of the Bible, as well as
theological treatises and confessional documents.
Originally
trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman
Catholic Church around 1530. After religious tensions provoked a violent
uprising against Protestantism in France, Calvin fled to Basel, Switzerland,
where he published the first edition of the Institutes in 1536. In that
year, Calvin was recruited by another Frenchman William
Farel to help reform the church in Geneva, where he
regularly preached sermons throughout the week. The city council resisted the
implementation of Calvin's and Farel's ideas, and both men were expelled. At
the invitation of Martin Bucer, Calvin proceeded to Strasbourg,
where he became the minister of a church of French refugees. He continued to
support the reform movement in Geneva, and was eventually invited back to lead
its church in 1541.
Following
his return, Calvin introduced new forms of church government and liturgy,
despite opposition from several powerful families in the city who tried to curb
his authority. During this period, Michael
Servetus, a Spaniard regarded by both Catholics
and Protestants
as having a heretical view of the Trinity, arrived
in Geneva. He was denounced by Calvin and burned at the stake for heresy by the
city council. Following an influx of supportive refugees and new elections to
the city council, Calvin's opponents were forced out. Calvin spent his final
years promoting the Reformation both in Geneva and throughout Europe.
OTHER
LINKS:
Calvin and the Christian Calling by
Alister McGrath June 1999
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