John Calvin, Reformer for the 21st Century by William Stacy Johnson

By William Stacy Johnson

Many might argue real realizing of up to date Christian suggestion is most unlikely with no simple realizing of Calvin's contributions. William Stacy Johnson, a number one Presbyterian theologian, deals this transparent and basic research of Calvin's insights as a primer for people with very little wisdom of his work.

This quantity, improved with questions for dialogue and a convenient word list, is bound to be a useful source in case you search an obtainable manner right into a deeper knowing of Calvin's effect at the improvement of Christian religion and on society.

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Calvin believed that God’s grace as mercy for us was vitally linked to God’s grace as power in us. How do these two realities intersect? 3 There is the grace by which one is reckoned righteous once and for all. ” Although Christ’s righteousness is an external reality that is attributed to us, we are also engrafted into Christ in an authentic spiritual union that grows internally. We not only receive the benefits of Christ but we begin to grow in grace, becoming increasingly like him. Such are the benefits of being united to Christ.

3. How do you respond to the notion that God can be wounded by our sinful acts? 4. ” Why do you think Calvin insisted that God is actively involved in all events, even those that are evil or that cause suffering? How would Calvin argue that God was present in catastrophic tragedies like 9/11, wars, or natural disasters? 5. Which is easier—believing in the randomness of fate or in an allpowerful God who governs the destiny of the world? Are there other options? Chapter 3 Grace Alone, Christ Alone, Faith Alone Like all Protestants, Calvin was powerfully influenced by Martin Luther (1483–1546), the German monk turned reformer.

On a deeper level, grace is the very definition of who God is. God is not just any old god we happen to dream up. In Jesus Christ believers know a God who is fundamentally for human beings. Christ with Us: Christ Alone Christianity makes an audacious claim. Our God is not content merely to be for us. If I happen to be for a group of people in a faraway place who are hungry and destitute, this may give them some small solace. ” Yet this by itself is inadequate. What these people need is someone who is not only for them but with them as well.

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