The Institutes Book 1, Chapter 6

The Institutes of the Christian Religion ^ | 1500's | John Calvin

[ksen]

BOOK 1:
Chapter 1 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND OF OURSELVES MUTUALLY CONNECTED. - NATURE OF THIS CONNECTION.
Chapter 2 - WHAT IT IS TO KNOW GOD,--TENDENCY OF THIS KNOWLEDGE.
Chapter 3 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD HAS BEEN NATURALLY IMPLANTED IN THE HUMAN MIND.
Chapter 4 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD STIFLED OR CORRUPTED, IGNORANTLY OR MALICIOUSLY.
Chapter 5 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD CONSPICUOUS IN THE CREATION, AND CONTINUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD.

[ksen]

Ping!

[RnMomof7]

Institute ping

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Ah, back to sanity. Thanks for the ping; I'm going to review them thus far this weekend.

You're right. The logic and righteousness flow from the text. It's very reassuring.

[Penny1]

Ack! Did Chapter 5 get deleted? I must have missed some excitement or something...

[Penny1]

Oh, it looks like the link for Ch 5 in this thread isn't pointing to the right place. Whew, I was a little worried there for a second!

Carry on....

[Corin Stormhands]

Is Chapter V out there somewhere?

[RnMomof7]

Could we discuss this a little first Corin? We all got tied up I think

What did you think of it? Ksen?

[Corin Stormhands]

Could we discuss this a little first Corin?

Sure. I don't mean to distract. I was gone over the weekend and am trying to catch up on reading. I was just wanting to bookmark Chapter V.

[RnMomof7]

Let the reader then remember, that I am not now treating of the covenant by which God adopted the children of Abraham, or of that branch of doctrine by which, as founded in Christ, believers have, properly speaking, been in all ages separated from the profane heathen. I am only showing that it is necessary to apply to Scripture, in order to learn the sure marks which distinguish God, as the Creator of the world, from the whole herd of fictitious gods.

My first thought is on this passage..God first delt with men directly and now thorugh His written word...

I completed a book by Sproul recently where he (teaching on the idea of seening God through "media") made the point that When we look at nature we see God..but it is a limited view...and that He revealed Himself more through His written word. But our "picture" of Him will not be complete untill we see Him...am I getting this right??

[ksen]

Here is the corrected(hopefully) link to chapter 5. Sorry about that.

Chapter 5 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD CONSPICUOUS IN THE CREATION, AND CONTINUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD.

[ksen]

Hi Penny! I had no idea you were interested in theological discussions. It's very nice to see you here. ;^)

[ksen]

For your perusal......

[ksen]

What did you think of it? Ksen?

I'll be working my way through it in a little bit....

[ksen]

You can click on the Theology topic and subscribe to it. That way these will show up on your sidebar when I post them.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Cap'un, she's nae ready tae answer bells yet, tis gontae be some time answerin my Christian Evolutionist poster on the other thread.

i must also plead that i burned myself out a bit in a discussion with OP on another matter. Hopefully i can look at this in the late afternoon (EST).

[carton253]

Having survived my initial years in "charismania" where revelation displaces the Word and prooftexting is the only Word we got... I say thank God for the written Word.

In the last 6 years, there has been much correction in my theology. It's hard to go from thinking you understand to realizing you don't know anything at all.

Sometimes I read the Word without the charasmatic spin and wonder how did I get so screwed up. Well, I got screwed up because my foundation and the teachers and pastors who taught me were screwed up. There was no malice in their teaching. They are just in error. So, I sharply curtailed my influences and trust only those who are firmly grounded in the Word. The difference... it is between light and darkness.

So, I have run back to the Word.

[carton253]

What would we do without Scottish Engineers?

Hire Welsh Engineers!

[ksen]

Not in vain, therefore, has he added the light of his Word in order that he might make himself known unto salvation, and bestowed the privilege on those whom he was pleased to bring into nearer and more familiar relation to himself.

Calvin makes a good point about God's general nature being revealed by the Creation, but His specific nature is revealed to us in the Scriptures.

I don't agree with the sentiment above that says the Bible was only given to bring SOME to salvation.

For, seeing how the minds of men were carried to and fro, and found no certain resting-place, he chose the Jews for a peculiar people, and then hedged them in that they might not, like others, go astray.

Hmm, but the Jewish people DID go astray as any cursory reading of the OT will show.

[ksen]

Take your time, the threads aren't going anywhere......as far as I know. ;^)