Category Archives: John Calvin

Their dangerous audacity…

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

… their audacity, therefore, is altogether pernicious and fatal, who pass by Christ and forget his death, and yet rush into the presence of God. Calvin

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Through dullness and sloth…

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Calvin on Hebrews 5:11… 9And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, 10called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,” 11of whom we have much to say, and hard … Continue reading →

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Nothing more difficult…

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

There is, indeed, nothing more difficult than to keep our thoughts fixed on heaven, when the whole power of our nature inclines downwards, and when Satan by numberless devices draws us back to the earth. Calvin, Hebrews, 146

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

But when the design of the Apostle is understood, it then appears evident that there is nothing here that countenances so delirious an error. Calvin

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Obedience of faith…

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Calvin on Hebrews 5:9… And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him… “If then we desire that Christ’s obedience should be profitable to us, we must imitate him; for the Apostle means … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 26, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Calvin on Hebrews 4:1: Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. “The illative therefore, or then means that by the fall of others we … Continue reading →

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They are but barren grass…

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Provided we not only dwell in the Church of the Lord, but also labor to have a place among the number of her genuine citizens, we will be able fearlessly to despise all the might of our enemies: for although … Continue reading →

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Worthy of special notice…

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

It is a point worthy of special notice, that the welfare of the church is inseparably connected with the righteousness of God. Calvin, Commentary on the Book of Psalms, V:124

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

“Should anyone be disposed to engage in greater refinement of speculation…” When you hear words like this from John Calvin, you ought to be hearing sirens, too./THB

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Deep and wide furrows…

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows long. Psalm 129:3 …the cross has always been planted on the back of the Church, to make deep and wide furrows. Calvin, Commentary on the Book of Psalms, V:123

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