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Calvin's Institutes: April 2

Calvin's Institutes: April 2

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Calvin refuses to let us settle for a Christ in name only, pressing us to see that faith must grasp not just the title but the living reality of Christ as Prophet, King, and Priest, through whom God finally speaks with full clarity and authority (Hebrews 1:1–2; John 4:25); he shows that Christ’s anointing is not merely symbolic but the source of all true knowledge and spiritual life, so that to go beyond the Gospel is not progress but loss, since all wisdom and blessing are found in him alone (Colossians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 2:2); and when he turns to Christ’s kingship, he lifts our eyes beyond the instability of this world, grounding our hope in a spiritual and eternal kingdom that secures both the Church’s survival and the believer’s future, no matter how chaotic things appear (Psalm 2:2–4; John 18:36).

Readings:

John Calvin – Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 2, Chapter 15, Sections 1–3

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