Calvin's Institutes: May 4

John Calvin's Institutes in a Year · May 4, 2026 · 8m

Justin Martyr brings his argument to a decisive close by identifying Christ as the true King of Israel and redefining the people of God—not by flesh, but by faith—arguing that the promises to Jacob and Judah now find their fulfillment in those who trust in Christ, forming a new Israel drawn from every nation. He presses further, showing that rejecting Christ is not merely rejecting a man, but rejecting the God who sent Him, and he pleads for repentance even while exposing the seriousness of that rejection. He then layers in typology, pointing to Noah and the flood as a picture of salvation…