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Bible Commentary:
John Calvin's Commentaries
(22 vols.)
Calvin, John
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages:22,224
A classic commentary on the Old and New Testaments, complete and unabridged. Written in a
clear, lucid style, it combines a profound reverence for the Bible with a rare objectivity
in its exegesis.
French refugee John Calvin arrived in Geneva, crossroads for exiles and expatriates, in 1536. He rapidly became more influential than Zwingli, second only to Luther. He wrote a popular, systematic presentation of Christian doctrine and life, The Institutes (1536, final edition in 1559). Most important of
John Calvin's Institutes was obedience to God's will as defined in the scriptures. Salvation, he wrote, came by faith in God's grace, mediated through word and sacrament by the power of the Holy Spirit. Good works were consequences of union with Christ in faith, not the means of salvation.
John Calvin considered the law an indispensable guide and spur to the Christian life; prayer provided nourishment for faith. He argued that faith was a divine gift resulting from God's unconditional decree of election.
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