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Knowing God and Ourselves

by David Calhoun

The goal of Knowing God and Ourselves is to help students, especially beginning students, of Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion to better understand what they are reading and to encourage them to persist in working through this important but challenging book. Calvin intended the Institutes to be a guide in reading

Publication

Publisher
The Banner of Truth Trust
Date published
Dec 21, 2016
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Cloth-bound
Dust jacket
Yes
Total pages
360 pages
ISBN-13
9781848717183

Reference

E-book / audio
ePub, Mobi
Publisher page
View at publisher

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction to the Institutes
  • 1. Knowing God in Creation—‘The Mirror of Divinity’
  • 2. Knowing God in Scripture—‘Spectacles’
  • 3. God—‘Three Persons in One Essence’
  • 4. Creation—‘A Spacious and Splendid House’
  • 5. Providence—‘God’s Ever-Present Hand’
  • 6. The Fall and its Consequences—‘The Curse … A Burning Furnace’
  • 7. Redemption in Christ—‘The Only Door’
  • 8. The Ten Commandments—‘The Law of Grace’
  • 9. The Old and New Testaments—‘Dawn … Noonday’
  • 10. The Person of Christ—‘The Bright Mirror’
  • 11. The Work of Christ—‘Prophet, King, Priest’
  • 12. The Holy Spirit—‘The Bond’
  • 13. Faith—‘A Palm Tree’
  • 14. Repentance—‘A Race’
  • 15. The Life of the Christian—‘Example and Pattern’
  • 16. Justification—‘The Main Hinge’
  • 17. Prayer—‘The Chief Exercise of Faith’
  • 18. Election—‘The Book of Life’
  • 19. The Resurrection—‘Promised Glory’
  • 20. The Church—‘Mother and School’
  • 21. The Church—‘The Body of Christ’
  • 22. The Roman Catholic Church—‘A Half-Demolished Building’
  • 23. The Sacraments—‘Ladders’
  • 24. Baptism—‘Symbol of Adoption’
  • 25. The Lord’s Supper—‘The Wonderful Exchange’
  • 26. Civil Government—‘Another Help’
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography