John Calvin's Institutes in a Year
Calvin's Instittues: June 27
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Calvin concludes his exposition of the Lord’s Prayer by turning to the believer’s ongoing battle against sin, Satan, and spiritual weakness. In “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” he explains that Christians do not ask to be spared every trial, but to be preserved through them. Temptations come through prosperity as well as adversity, through both the attractions of the world and the hardships of life. Yet God’s testing is never like Satan’s assaults: Satan seeks destruction, while God uses trials to strengthen faith, expose weakness, and train His children in perseverance. Calvin then highlights the closing doxology—“Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory”—as the foundation of Christian confidence, reminding believers that prayer rests not on their worthiness but entirely on God’s sovereign power and faithfulness. Finally, he declares the Lord’s Prayer to be the perfect model of prayer, containing everything God’s people truly need to ask and everything God delights to grant. In these closing sections, Calvin teaches that prayer is dependence, warfare, confidence, and worship all at once, directing believers away from self-reliance and into complete trust in the Father whose kingdom, power, and glory endure forever. Today's Readings John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 20, Sections 46–48 Augustine — The Confessions, Book 10, Chapter 38 Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, Questions 103–105 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] #ThroughTheChurchFathers #JohnCalvin #InstitutesOfTheChristianReligion #Augustine #Confessions #ThomasAquinas #SummaTheologica #LordsPrayer #SpiritualWarfare #Temptation #DeliverUsFromEvil #Prayer #ChristianTheology #ChurchHistory #HistoricalTheology #CredoHouse
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