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The Gospel According To St. John Part Two 11-21 And The First Epistle Of John Vol. 5
327 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1961
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Jean Calvin
1,151 books9 followersJohn Calvin, João Calvino, Iohanes Calvinus, Jehan Cauvin.
1509-1564
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July 22, 2024
THE FIFTH VOLUME OF THIS EDITION OF CALVIN'S COMMENTARIES
Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) provides a detailed, verse-by-verse commentary throughout the New Testament (except for 2 & 3 John, and the Book of Revelation).
He suggests that Judas "really had only one reason for betraying Christ---to regain somehow the loot which had slipped out of his fingers. It was indignation over his lost gains that drove him to the design of betraying Christ." (Pg. 26) Later, he argues that "hatred of Christ comes from a stupidity of the mind, in that God is not known; for, as I often say, unbelief is blind. Not because the ungodly do not understand or know; but because the knowledge they have is contained and at once vanishes away." (Pg. 106)
He advises, "For if it were subject to men's judgment, our faith would be overwhelmed a hundred times a day." (Pg. 109) He states, "To some it seems unfair that men should perish merely through their ignorance of God. but this comes from their not reckoning that there is no fountain of life save in God alone and that all who are alienated from Him are deprived of life." (Pg. 137)
When dealing with the resurrection narratives, he admits, "At first sight there seems to be some contradiction in their words... When Luke relates that Christ appeared to Mary before she had told the disciples that the grave was empty, the order of the narratives is reversed. This is clear from the context. For he adds what, as John tells us, happened before she saw Jesus. Nor is there anything strange in this, for Hebrew writers often put first what came later in order of time." (Pg. 191-192)
Concerning the interpretation of a passage by Michael Servetus, Calvin asserts, "Servetus' wickedness is as shameful as it is frivolous. He urges these words to prove that the Word of God became visible and palpable. He impiously either destroys or confuses the twofold nature of Christ. And so he invents some sort of a figment, so deifying the humanity of Christ that he wholly removes the truth of His human nature." (Pg. 234)
Calvin's anti-"papist" spirit is often manifested. For example, he wrote, "The papists have imagined an antichrist who is to harass the Church for three and a half years. All the marks by which the Spirit of God has pointed out antichrist appear clearly in the Pope; but their triennial antichrist has such a hold on the foolish Papists that seeing they do not see." (Pg. 256)
He argues, "There is a twofold trial of doctrine, private and public. The private is that by which each one settles his own faith and safely rests in that doctrine which he knows has come from God... The public trial relates to the common consent ... of the Church." (Pg. 285)
Calvin's commentaries are an important resource, particularly for modern Reformed expositors.
Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) provides a detailed, verse-by-verse commentary throughout the New Testament (except for 2 & 3 John, and the Book of Revelation).
He suggests that Judas "really had only one reason for betraying Christ---to regain somehow the loot which had slipped out of his fingers. It was indignation over his lost gains that drove him to the design of betraying Christ." (Pg. 26) Later, he argues that "hatred of Christ comes from a stupidity of the mind, in that God is not known; for, as I often say, unbelief is blind. Not because the ungodly do not understand or know; but because the knowledge they have is contained and at once vanishes away." (Pg. 106)
He advises, "For if it were subject to men's judgment, our faith would be overwhelmed a hundred times a day." (Pg. 109) He states, "To some it seems unfair that men should perish merely through their ignorance of God. but this comes from their not reckoning that there is no fountain of life save in God alone and that all who are alienated from Him are deprived of life." (Pg. 137)
When dealing with the resurrection narratives, he admits, "At first sight there seems to be some contradiction in their words... When Luke relates that Christ appeared to Mary before she had told the disciples that the grave was empty, the order of the narratives is reversed. This is clear from the context. For he adds what, as John tells us, happened before she saw Jesus. Nor is there anything strange in this, for Hebrew writers often put first what came later in order of time." (Pg. 191-192)
Concerning the interpretation of a passage by Michael Servetus, Calvin asserts, "Servetus' wickedness is as shameful as it is frivolous. He urges these words to prove that the Word of God became visible and palpable. He impiously either destroys or confuses the twofold nature of Christ. And so he invents some sort of a figment, so deifying the humanity of Christ that he wholly removes the truth of His human nature." (Pg. 234)
Calvin's anti-"papist" spirit is often manifested. For example, he wrote, "The papists have imagined an antichrist who is to harass the Church for three and a half years. All the marks by which the Spirit of God has pointed out antichrist appear clearly in the Pope; but their triennial antichrist has such a hold on the foolish Papists that seeing they do not see." (Pg. 256)
He argues, "There is a twofold trial of doctrine, private and public. The private is that by which each one settles his own faith and safely rests in that doctrine which he knows has come from God... The public trial relates to the common consent ... of the Church." (Pg. 285)
Calvin's commentaries are an important resource, particularly for modern Reformed expositors.
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