Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

"The Word of God leaves no half life to man, but teaches, that, in regard to life and happiness, he has utterly perished. Paul, when he speaks of our redemption, says not that the half dead are cured (Eph. 2:5, 6; 5:14) but that those who were dead are raised up." From Book II of the Institutes

Institutes of the Christian Religion is one of the most important and straightforward works of theology ever written, yet so few people actually read it. The Christian Heritage Series presents all four books of the Institutes in complete, unabridged, easy-to-read volumes. John Calvin certainly writes good theology, but he also writes with beauty and clarity-and both these aspects are captured in Beveridge's translation. Calvin is concerned that readers not be puffed up with new knowledge, rather he wants us to be drawn to the majesty and holiness of God in order to know our sin and our need for grace. Read this classic to grow closer to God.

Book 2 of the Institutes is about the knowledge of God the redeemer-Jesus Christ. Calvin captures the completeness of our redemption, explaining the depths of our sinfulness and the ways that Jesus Christ is present in both the old and new covenants. The law is a picture of Christ's righteousness, and the gospel is the declaration of Christ's redemption of us. Whether he's unpacking the ten commandments or describing Christ as prophet, priest, and king, Calvin makes Jesus and his work on the cross the center of our theology.

"Please remember that Calvin's goal in writing the Institutes was not to distill out of Scripture the "theology things" that we all ought to be thinking. To do so would be to attempt to replace Scripture. Rather, his goal was to give us a map so that we could run back into Scripture and better understand what we find there. And as we read book II of the Institutes, what we find is that throughout Scripture what we should always see is Christ set before us." From Ben Merkle's Introduction

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Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

"The Word of God leaves no half life to man, but teaches, that, in regard to life and happiness, he has utterly perished. Paul, when he speaks of our redemption, says not that the half dead are cured (Eph. 2:5, 6; 5:14) but that those who were dead are raised up." From Book II of the Institutes

Institutes of the Christian Religion is one of the most important and straightforward works of theology ever written, yet so few people actually read it. The Christian Heritage Series presents all four books of the Institutes in complete, unabridged, easy-to-read volumes. John Calvin certainly writes good theology, but he also writes with beauty and clarity-and both these aspects are captured in Beveridge's translation. Calvin is concerned that readers not be puffed up with new knowledge, rather he wants us to be drawn to the majesty and holiness of God in order to know our sin and our need for grace. Read this classic to grow closer to God.

Book 2 of the Institutes is about the knowledge of God the redeemer-Jesus Christ. Calvin captures the completeness of our redemption, explaining the depths of our sinfulness and the ways that Jesus Christ is present in both the old and new covenants. The law is a picture of Christ's righteousness, and the gospel is the declaration of Christ's redemption of us. Whether he's unpacking the ten commandments or describing Christ as prophet, priest, and king, Calvin makes Jesus and his work on the cross the center of our theology.

"Please remember that Calvin's goal in writing the Institutes was not to distill out of Scripture the "theology things" that we all ought to be thinking. To do so would be to attempt to replace Scripture. Rather, his goal was to give us a map so that we could run back into Scripture and better understand what we find there. And as we read book II of the Institutes, what we find is that throughout Scripture what we should always see is Christ set before us." From Ben Merkle's Introduction

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Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book II

Overview

"The Word of God leaves no half life to man, but teaches, that, in regard to life and happiness, he has utterly perished. Paul, when he speaks of our redemption, says not that the half dead are cured (Eph. 2:5, 6; 5:14) but that those who were dead are raised up." From Book II of the Institutes

Institutes of the Christian Religion is one of the most important and straightforward works of theology ever written, yet so few people actually read it. The Christian Heritage Series presents all four books of the Institutes in complete, unabridged, easy-to-read volumes. John Calvin certainly writes good theology, but he also writes with beauty and clarity-and both these aspects are captured in Beveridge's translation. Calvin is concerned that readers not be puffed up with new knowledge, rather he wants us to be drawn to the majesty and holiness of God in order to know our sin and our need for grace. Read this classic to grow closer to God.

Book 2 of the Institutes is about the knowledge of God the redeemer-Jesus Christ. Calvin captures the completeness of our redemption, explaining the depths of our sinfulness and the ways that Jesus Christ is present in both the old and new covenants. The law is a picture of Christ's righteousness, and the gospel is the declaration of Christ's redemption of us. Whether he's unpacking the ten commandments or describing Christ as prophet, priest, and king, Calvin makes Jesus and his work on the cross the center of our theology.

"Please remember that Calvin's goal in writing the Institutes was not to distill out of Scripture the "theology things" that we all ought to be thinking. To do so would be to attempt to replace Scripture. Rather, his goal was to give us a map so that we could run back into Scripture and better understand what we find there. And as we read book II of the Institutes, what we find is that throughout Scripture what we should always see is Christ set before us." From Ben Merkle's Introduction

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781952410550
Publisher: Canon Press
Publication date: 11/01/2020
Series: Christian Heritage Series
Pages: 474
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.95(d)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION BY BEN MERKLE

SUMMARY

1: THROUGH THE FALL AND REVOLT OF ADAM THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE MADE ACCURSED AND DEGENERATE. OF ORIGINAL SIN

2: MAN NOW DEPRIVED OF FREEDOM OF WILL, AND MISERABLY ENSLAVED

3: EVERY THING PROCEEDING FROM THE CORRUPT NATURE OF MAN DAMNABLE

4: HOW GOD WORKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN

5: THE ARGUMENTS USUALLY ALLEGED IN SUPPORT OF FREE WILL REF UTED

6: REDEMPTION FOR LOST MAN TO BE SOUGHT IN CHRIST

7: THE LAW GIVEN, NOT TO RETAIN A PEOPLE FOR ITSELF, BUT TO KEEP ALIVE THE HOPE OF SALVATION IN CHRIST UNTIL HIS ADVENT

8: EXPOSITION OF THE MORAL LAW

9: CHRIST, THOUGH KNOWN TO THE JEWS UNDER THE LAW, YET ONLY MANIFESTED UNDER THE GOSPEL

10: THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW

11: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO TESTAMENTS

12: CHRIST, TO PERFORM THE OFFICE OF MEDIATOR, BEHOVED TO BECOME MAN

13: CHRIST CLOTHED WITH THE TRUE SUBSTANCE OF HUMAN NATURE

14: HOW TWO NATURES CONSTITUTE THE PERSON OF THE MEDIATOR

15: THREE THINGS CHIEFLY TO BE REGARDED IN CHRIST-VIZ. HIS OFFICES OF PROPHET, KING, AND PRIEST

16: HOW CHRIST PERFORMED THE OFFICE OF REDEEMER IN PROCURING OUR SALVATION. THE DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST

17: CHRIST RIGHTLY AND PROPERLY SAID TO HAVE MERITED GRACE AND SALVATION FOR US

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