Today is the 500th birthday of John Calvin. Few of us really know much about him but his influence and legacy is huge. It's rare for the works of someone from the 16th century to be still used and revered and consulted so much.
Check out this article by W.Robert Godfrey about why Calvin still matters. Also Michael Jensen recently had this article in the Australian highlighting some of the controversy and misconceptions surrounding Calvin.
If you want to read a bit more here is a transcript by John Piper on Calvin's ministry, example and legacy.
Marcus, thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteYour links remind me of a book that I'm current reading by Dr Geoffrey, Michael Horton and others (John Calvin: A heart for devotion doctrine & doxology) which celebrates Calvin's 500th birthday and emphacizes the importance of theology lived out in our hearts and minds. Here's a quote from the book:
The threefold foundation of Calvin's Calvinism: devotion, doctrine and doxology - the heart's devotion to the biblical God, the mind's pursuit of the biblical doctrine of God, and the entire being's surrender to doxology
Pure gold!
Can I recommend this book to you and CitC? It is easy reading, it is hardcover and it costs only $20AUD including postage.
In him
Tim Wong
Yeah thanks Tim, this sounds good. Perhaps a little book review at church might be the go. Let me know what you think once you've finished it...
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