Calvin's Institutes: May 23

Calvin's Institutes: July 17

In a world prone to deny or distort the hope of bodily resurrection, John Calvin anchors us firmly in Scripture’s clear teaching. In Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 7–8), he dismantles errors that imagine new bodies or deny the resurrection of the flesh, affirming instead that the very bodies we now possess—temples of the Holy Spirit and members of Christ—will be raised, transformed from corruptible to incorruptible. Calvin points to Christ’s own resurrection as the guarantee, the examples of Enoch and Elijah as foretastes, and the final trumpet as the moment when all will be changed in the twinkling of an eye, so that death is swallowed up in victory. Today’s Readings John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 7-8) --- Explore the Project Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com [https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com] Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton [https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton] Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com [https://www.credocourses.com] Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org [https://www.credoministries.org] #ResurrectionOfTheBody #BodilyResurrection #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ChristianHope #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 16

In a world that treats death as the final end, John Calvin lifts our eyes to the triumphant power of God and the sure hope of the resurrection. Continuing his exposition in Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25, he shows how the future renewal of our bodies rests not on natural possibility but on the same divine might that raised Christ and will one day transform us to be like him. Calvin refutes skeptics, corrects errors such as the Sadducees’ denial and the Chiliasts’ thousand-year limit, affirms the immortality of the soul in its intermediate state, and calls us to live with expectant faith until Christ returns in glory. Today’s Readings John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 4-6) --- Explore the Project Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com [https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com] Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton [https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton] Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com [https://www.credocourses.com] Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org [https://www.credoministries.org] #Resurrection #PowerOfGod #JohnCalvin #EternalLife #ChristianHope #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 15

In a world weighed down by suffering, doubt, and the constant pull of the visible, how do we keep pressing forward in faith? John Calvin powerfully reminds us in Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 that the hope of the last resurrection is the very anchor that sustains believers amid present trials. He calls us to fix our eyes on Christ in heaven, shows how the whole creation groans for renewal, and anchors everything in the historical resurrection of Jesus as the sure pledge and first-fruits of our own bodily resurrection—urging patient endurance until God renews all things in His perfect timing. Today’s Readings John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 25 (Sections 1-3) --- Explore the Project Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com [https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com] Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton [https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton] Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com [https://www.credocourses.com] Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org [https://www.credoministries.org] #Resurrection #BlessedHope #JohnCalvin #Institutes #LastThings #ChristianEndurance #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 14

Podcast Description John Calvin directly addresses common scriptural objections to predestination—such as God’s stated desire that the wicked repent and that he desires all to be saved—showing that these do not contradict God’s eternal decree, but rather highlight the free offer of mercy to all while the effectual call belongs only to the elect, calling believers to rest confidently in the promises of the Gospel. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 23 (Sections 15–17) --- Explore the Project: Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com [https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com] Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton [https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton] Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com [https://www.credocourses.com] Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org [https://www.credoministries.org] #Predestination #GodsWill #Repentance #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 13

Podcast Description John Calvin concludes his defense of divine election and reprobation by addressing the absence of any “seed of election” in the unregenerate, explaining God’s sovereign dealings with the reprobate, and affirming that the justice of God’s hidden counsel is beyond human scrutiny—urging believers to rest in the revealed Word rather than speculate into the depths of divine wisdom. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 24 (Sections 11–14) --- Explore the Project: Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com [https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com] Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton [https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton] Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com [https://www.credocourses.com] Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org [https://www.credoministries.org] #Election #Reprobation #DivineJustice #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ThroughTheChurchFathers