Latest / John Calvin's Institutes in a Year
Calvin's Institutes: April 17
Faith is not destroyed by fear—it is purified by it. In today’s reading from Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 2, Sections 22–27, John Calvin confronts a dangerous misunderstanding: that true assurance means the absence of trembling. Instead, he argues that a right kind of fear actually strengthens faith. By reflecting on God’s judgment, believers are not driven to despair but trained in humility, learning to distrust themselves while clinging more firmly to Christ. Calvin sharply rejects any attempt to mix faith with doubt, insisting that Christ is not distant but united…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.