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Calvin's Institutes: May 19
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin delivers a blistering critique of Osiander’s "mystical" righteousness, which threatened to rob the Christian of peace by confusing the status of the believer with their internal substance. Calvin clarifies that justification is a forensic act—a courtroom acquittal where God, the Supreme Judge, pardons the guilty and imputes the righteousness of Christ to them. We explore why this righteousness must be found specifically in the "flesh" and obedience of Christ’s human nature, rather than a transfusion of divine essence. Ultimately, Calvin reveals that…
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