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Chapter 10
Having necessarily cleared away some rubble in the discussion, Calvin now picks up where he left off earlier by asking and then answering: What can be known of God as Creator from all of Scripture?
— Nov 25, 2025 03:19AM
Having necessarily cleared away some rubble in the discussion, Calvin now picks up where he left off earlier by asking and then answering: What can be known of God as Creator from all of Scripture?
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Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 14 (Sections 13-19)
DEMONS!!! Well, Calvin's doctinal section on demons, at least.
— Jan 07, 2026 02:51AM
DEMONS!!! Well, Calvin's doctinal section on demons, at least.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 14 (Sections 3-12)
Calvin elucidates all that can be ascertained from Scripture concerning angels, and in so doing, takes on some popular myths and ancient heterodox/speculative teachings that have plagued the Church over the centuries. He also briefly gives his answer to the problem of evil. (He will cover demons in depth next.)
— Dec 12, 2025 11:41AM
Calvin elucidates all that can be ascertained from Scripture concerning angels, and in so doing, takes on some popular myths and ancient heterodox/speculative teachings that have plagued the Church over the centuries. He also briefly gives his answer to the problem of evil. (He will cover demons in depth next.)
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 14 (Sections 1-2)
This long chapter is a bit all over the place. Calvin starts with a treatment of the creation account, then proceeds to a long treatment of angels and demons before returning to creation as a whole to ask what should be gained by studying it. I'll just cover the first part for now.
— Dec 10, 2025 11:34AM
This long chapter is a bit all over the place. Calvin starts with a treatment of the creation account, then proceeds to a long treatment of angels and demons before returning to creation as a whole to ask what should be gained by studying it. I'll just cover the first part for now.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 13 (Sections 21-29)
In these final sections, Calvin turns his attention to the contemporary (circa. 16th Century) ways the doctrine of the Trinity had been perverted or denied, and ends by proving that the orthodox view he just articulated was the standard doctrine from the church's earliest days.
— Dec 09, 2025 12:07PM
In these final sections, Calvin turns his attention to the contemporary (circa. 16th Century) ways the doctrine of the Trinity had been perverted or denied, and ends by proving that the orthodox view he just articulated was the standard doctrine from the church's earliest days.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 13 (Sections 16-20)
With the divinity of both the Son and the Holy Spirit firmly established, what must be believed concerning the doctrine of the Trinity? Calvin lays out the orthodox understanding agreed upon by the catholic (universal) Church as it has faithfully sought to rightly worship the triune God as He has revealed Himself to us in His Word.
— Dec 03, 2025 06:04AM
With the divinity of both the Son and the Holy Spirit firmly established, what must be believed concerning the doctrine of the Trinity? Calvin lays out the orthodox understanding agreed upon by the catholic (universal) Church as it has faithfully sought to rightly worship the triune God as He has revealed Himself to us in His Word.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 13 (Sections 7-15)
"Before proceeding farther, it will never necessary to prove the divinity of the Son and the Holy Spirit." It being vain to argue for any of the above definitions of "person," "essence," or "Trinity" if the Scriptures weren't perfectly clear on this matter.
— Dec 02, 2025 11:10AM
"Before proceeding farther, it will never necessary to prove the divinity of the Son and the Holy Spirit." It being vain to argue for any of the above definitions of "person," "essence," or "Trinity" if the Scriptures weren't perfectly clear on this matter.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 13 (Sections 1-6)
This incredibly long chapter is Calvin's in-depth treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity. He begins with a warning to approach such an incomprehensible revelation with the utmost humility, before giving some necessary historical background information on the origin, use, and necessity of important theological terms (e.g., hypostasis, Trinity, homoousios, etc.).
— Nov 28, 2025 05:14AM
This incredibly long chapter is Calvin's in-depth treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity. He begins with a warning to approach such an incomprehensible revelation with the utmost humility, before giving some necessary historical background information on the origin, use, and necessity of important theological terms (e.g., hypostasis, Trinity, homoousios, etc.).
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 12
God and God alone must ever and always be our exclusive object of worship, whether that be defined as douleia (service) or latria (adoration). Any superstitious devotion to or attribution of help from lesser heavenly beings, be they gods or saints, is an abomination to our Jealous God. He demands our whole heart.
— Nov 27, 2025 04:07AM
God and God alone must ever and always be our exclusive object of worship, whether that be defined as douleia (service) or latria (adoration). Any superstitious devotion to or attribution of help from lesser heavenly beings, be they gods or saints, is an abomination to our Jealous God. He demands our whole heart.
Andrew Meredith
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Chapter 11
Calvin takes aim at the blasphemous utilization of idols, icons, and images in worship, both outside and inside the Church.
This is the first of many chapters interspersed throughout that could be subtitled "Calvin vs. The Roman Catholics" (whom he calls papists).
— Nov 26, 2025 03:10AM
Calvin takes aim at the blasphemous utilization of idols, icons, and images in worship, both outside and inside the Church.
This is the first of many chapters interspersed throughout that could be subtitled "Calvin vs. The Roman Catholics" (whom he calls papists).
Andrew Meredith
is on page 45 of 1059
Chapter 9
But what about other forms of revelation? Does the Spirit of God still speak authoritatively to His people in prophecies, dreams, visions, and the like, or are we bound to Scripture and Scripture alone to find the voice of God? Calvin gives us his answer.
— Nov 24, 2025 03:14AM
But what about other forms of revelation? Does the Spirit of God still speak authoritatively to His people in prophecies, dreams, visions, and the like, or are we bound to Scripture and Scripture alone to find the voice of God? Calvin gives us his answer.
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My thoughts: Calvin draws a strong distinction between the ontological being of God and the economic being of God. We do not in ourselves have access to the essence of the deity, nor are we to pry into what God has not revealed and we could never comprehend anyway. We can, however, truly know God just as we know anyone else in our lives, by His personal words and deeds. He speaks to us in His Word, and He acts towards us directly in the rites of baptism and the Lord's Supper as well as everyday in providence, for everything we receive whether temporally advantageous or disasterous flows to us from His hands.
We must take great care in interpreting the last as we can never rightly discern the meaning of events in advance and only rarely in the moment, but rather we often see His hand moving most clearly in reflective hindsight. Even then, for some events we face we must wait patiently until we see Him face-to-face to receive from Him their full purpose, while trusting that our loving God is ever working all things together for our good.
The attributes of God from Scripture's account of God as Creator are: (2) First, his eternity and self-existence. The divine name Yahweh ("I Am") appearing at the very capstone of the creation week (Gen 2:4). Second, His transcendence and incomprehsibility, as He is never described as He is in His essence, but always ever known by how He is towards us in His mighty works and titles. Third, specifically examining these works, His "compassion, goodness, mercy, justice, judgment, and truth" can be perceived. Forth, His ever-energetic omnipotence, by which He created and continuously sustains all things. Fifth, His faithful loving-kindness by which creation behaves with regularity and predictability, each creature keeping the properties and habits appropriate to its own kind. Finally, all of these together point us to His holiness, His crowning attribute, no, rather the sum total of all the attributes.
(3) Let it be known that Scripture, in pointing us to this One True Holy God, simultaneously rejects as demons, vanities, and idols all other gods which men may worship instead of or even alongside Yahweh. As Justin Martyr and Tertullian shrewdly observe, no matter the religious fictions that dominate their culture, men everywhere and at all times have naturally defaulted to referring to God as a singular monarchical being when they speak in unguarded or ejaculatory fashion, proving that the truth of His One Being has been indelibly engraved upon their hearts, and that they are without excuse when they formally deny it.