Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 10, Day 15/30

Book 1, Chapter 10: In Scripture, the true God opposed, exclusively, to all the gods of the heathen. Section 1. Explanation of the knowledge of God resumed. God as manifested in Scripture, the same as delineated in his works. Section 2. The attributes of God as described by Moses, David, and Jeremiah. Explanation of the [...]

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Public Worship to be Preferred Before Private (in it’s entirety w/comment)

http://sabbathandpsalms.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/public-worship-to-be-preferred-before-private/ I am still working my way through this one.  I am only able to take it in bite sized chunks and digest it a little at a time.  I will admit that I have a major bias against organized religion and organized meetings in what we call churches.  So I am taking this in [...]

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Public Worship to be Preferred Before Private

Public Worship to be Preferred Before Private.

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 9, Day 14/30

Book 1, Chapter 9: All the principles of piety subverted by fanatics, who substitute revelations for Scripture. Section 1. The temper and error of the Libertines, who take to themselves the name of spiritual, briefly described. Their refutation. I. The Apostles and all true Christians have embraced the written Word. This confirmed by a passage [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 8.12-8.13, Day 13/30

Book 1, Chapter 8: The credibility of Scripture sufficiently proved in so far as natural reason admits Section 12. Proofs from Church history. I. Perpetual consent of the Church in receiving and preserving the truth. II. The invincible power of the truth itself. III. Agreement among the godly, not withstanding of their many differences in [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 8.8-8.11, Day 12/30

Book 1, Chapter 8: The credibility of Scripture sufficiently proved in so far as natural reason admits II. Special proofs taken from the Old Testament, viz., the antiquity of the books of Moses, their authority, his miracles and prophecies, Section 3 -7; also, the predictions of the other prophets and their wondrous harmony, Section 8. [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 8.3-8.7, Day 11/30

Book 1, Chapter 8: The credibility of Scripture sufficiently proved in so far as natural reason admits. II. Special proofs taken from the Old Testament, viz., the antiquity of the books of Moses, their authority, his miracles and prophecies, Section 3 -7; Section 3. Special proofs from the Old Testament. I. The antiquity of the [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 8.1-8.2, Day 10/30

Book 1, Chapter 8: The credibility of Scripture sufficiently proved in so far as natural reason admits. This chapter consists of four parts. I. General proofs which may be easily gathered out of the writings both of the Old and New Testament, viz., the arrangement of the sacred volume, its dignity, truth, simplicity, efficacy, and [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 7, Day 9/30

Book 1, Chapter 7: The testimony of the Spirit necessary to give full authority to Scripture. The impiety of pretending that the credibility of scripture depends on the judgement of the church. Section 1. The authority of Scripture derived not from men, but from the Spirit of God. Objection, That Scripture depends on the decision [...]

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Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1st, Chapter 6, Day 8/30

Book 1, Chapter 6: The need of Scripture, as a guide and teacher, in coming to God as a Creator. Section 1. God gives his elect a better help to the knowledge of himself, viz., the Holy Scriptures. This he did from the very first. Section 2. First, By oracles and visions, and the ministry [...]

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