Calvin's Institutes: July 9

Calvin's Institutes: July 9

Podcast Description John Calvin concludes his refutation of the chief calumnies against predestination by defending the equity of God’s judgments, exposing how the doctrine actually promotes holiness rather than license, and carefully instructing how this high mystery should be taught—so that it humbles the believer, silences blasphemy, and directs all glory to God’s sovereign mercy. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 23 (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] #Predestination #GodsMercy #Holiness #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ReformedTheology #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 8

Podcast Description John Calvin presses further into the heart of the controversy, dismantling claims that God did not ordain Adam’s fall, exposing the futility of distinguishing between divine will and permission, tracing condemnation to human corruption rather than hidden decree, and refuting the charge that predestination makes God a respecter of persons—all while upholding the righteous freedom of God’s sovereign mercy. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 23 (Sections 7–10) --- 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 #SovereigntyOfGod #AdamsFall #DivineJustice #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 7

Podcast Description Continuing through John Calvin’s robust defense of divine sovereignty, he dismantles the objections that God is unjust for predestinating humanity to corruption, that His judgments are incomprehensible to finite minds, and that predestination removes human responsibility for sin—affirming that all things, including the wicked, serve God’s sovereign purposes and that His will remains the supreme standard of justice. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 23 (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] #Predestination #DivineSovereignty #GodsJustice #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ReformedTheology #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: Juny 6

Podcast Description John Calvin boldly refutes the common objections and calumnies raised against the doctrine of predestination and reprobation, demonstrating that God’s eternal will is the supreme rule of righteousness and that fallen humanity has no ground for complaint against the justice of the Creator. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 23 --- 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 #Reprobation #DivineJustice #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ReformedTheology #ThroughTheChurchFathers

Calvin's Institutes: July 5

Podcast Description In this powerful exploration of divine election, John Calvin directly confronts the tension between God’s universal gospel call and his particular choice of the elect, showing how Scripture upholds both without contradiction while grounding our faith in the unchanging mercy and justice of God. Today’s Readings: John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3, Chapter 22, Sections 10–11 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 #Election #JohnCalvin #Institutes #ReformedTheology #ChurchFathers #ThroughTheChurchFathers