Calvin's Institutes: August 18

John Calvin's Institutes in a Year · Aug 18, 2026 · 12m

Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhere does the true power of the Church lie, and how far does it extend? In these opening sections of a new chapter, Calvin insists that whatever authority Scripture confers on priests, prophets, or apostles is given not to the men themselves but to the ministry of the word. Moses, the prophets, and the apostles were all bound to speak only what they had received from the Lord. Christ himself, though the eternal Counsellor of the Father, declared that his doctrine was not his own but the Father’s who sent him. The same rule holds in every age: the servants…