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John Calvin's Institutes in a Year
Ever stared at John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion on your shelf and thought, “One day I’ll finally read that… but where would I even start?”This podcast is for that moment.Calvin’s Institutes in a Year is a guided, day-by-day journey through one of the most influential works in Christian theology. Together, we read through the entire Institutes over the course of a full year—one manageable section at a time—so that a book many admire from a distance finally becomes something you…
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John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 20
Podcast DescriptionChrist is the only Mediator and Intercessor. In these sections from John Calvin’s Institutes, Calvin continues to dismantle the errors of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 19
Podcast DescriptionChrist alone is the one Mediator between God and man. In these powerful sections from John Calvin’s Institutes, we are warned against any…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 18
Podcast DescriptionGod does not demand perfect faith, zeal, or repentance before hearing our prayers. In these sections from John Calvin’s Institutes, we…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 17
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionGod’s promises are rich and freely offered, yet we often respond with cold indifference—preferring broken cisterns to the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 16
Podcast DescriptionHow can we approach God in prayer when we feel so unworthy? John Calvin continues his masterful teaching on prayer with the fourth essential…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 15
Podcast DescriptionHow do we approach the holy God in prayer without presumption? John Calvin continues his vital teaching on prayer with three essential…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institues: June 14
Podcast DescriptionWhy do we pray if God already knows our needs? In this profound chapter from John Calvin’s Institutes, we discover that prayer is far more…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 13
Podcast DescriptionWhat is prayer, and why is it essential for the Christian life? In this foundational chapter from John Calvin’s Institutes, we learn that…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 12
Podcast DescriptionWhat are the true limits of Christian freedom? In this powerful continuation from John Calvin, we explore how liberty must be wisely…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 11
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 19, Sections 7–11, Calvin develops the third aspect of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 10
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 19, Sections 1–6, Calvin introduces the doctrine of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 9
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 18, Sections 8–10, Calvin continues defending…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 8
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 18, Sections 4–7, Calvin continues answering the claim…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 7
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 18, Sections 1–3, Calvin addresses the common objection…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 6
Podcast SummaryIn this reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 17, Sections 10–15, Calvin continues his defense of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 5
Podcast DescriptionHow do we reconcile the law and the gospel? Today we continue a rich conversation across the centuries. Tertullian exposes how pagan…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 4
Podcast DescriptionWhat is the relationship between law, gospel, and good works? Today we continue exploring the heart of the Christian faith. Tertullian…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 3
Podcast DescriptionWhat does true freedom look like? Today we hear three voices from the Church’s history addressing the heart of the gospel. Tertullian warns…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 2
Podcast DescriptionIn a world that loves to twist the gospel, John Calvin directly confronts the most common attacks on the doctrine of justification by faith…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 1
This reading brings Calvin’s argument to its sharpest point: Christ is not merely the beginning of salvation, nor simply the one who opens the door while we…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 31
This reading confronts one of the most persistent misunderstandings in Christian theology: if good works matter, do they somehow earn salvation? John Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 30
This episode explores one of the clearest and most careful statements John Calvin ever makes about salvation by grace alone. Walking through the “four causes”…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 29
Podcast DescriptionIn a world obsessed with self-improvement and moral performance, John Calvin delivers a sobering and liberating diagnosis: apart from…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 28
Podcast SummaryPodcast DescriptionIn a world obsessed with self-improvement and moral performance, John Calvin delivers a sobering and liberating diagnosis…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 27
Podcast DescriptionIn a world obsessed with self-improvement and moral performance, John Calvin delivers a sobering and liberating diagnosis: apart from…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 26
Podcast SummaryGratuitous justification operates under two essential coordinates: the preservation of God’s untarnished glory and the establishment of stable…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 25
Podcast SummaryTrue justification is anchored in two essential ends: the preservation of God’s absolute glory and the establishment of an unshakable peace in…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 24
To truly see the face of God, we must first stop looking at ourselves through the warped mirror of self-love and blind indulgence. In this episode, John Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 23
To understand the necessity of justification by faith, we must first abandon the small standards of human courts and stand before the blinding refulgence of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 22
Justification is the core of the Christian's reconciliation with God, defined not as an internal change of character but as the gratuitous acceptance of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 21
What does true unity in the Church look like when error and compromise threaten the faith?Today we sit with three voices that refuse easy answers.Cyprian of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 20
Podcast SummaryIn this foundational episode on the doctrine of justification, John Calvin defines the "principal ground" on which the Christian religion must…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin'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…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 18
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin continues his rigorous defense of the Gospel against the "fanatical" errors of Osiander. Calvin clarifies that…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 17
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin confronts the "monstrous" errors of Osiander, who threatened the clarity of the Gospel by confusing the free…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 16
Podcast SummaryIn this foundational episode on the doctrine of justification, John Calvin defines the "principal ground" on which the Christian religion must…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 15
Podcast SummaryIn this final chapter of Calvin's guide to the Christian life, we explore the delicate balance between enjoying God's creation and avoiding the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 14
Podcast SummaryIn this final movement on the theology of the cross, John Calvin distinguishes true Christian patience from the "iron philosophy" of the Stoics…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 13
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin discusses the cross as a tool for both prevention and correction. We look at the analogy of the "refractory horse"…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 12
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin invites us to consider the necessity of the cross as the primary tool for the believer’s sanctification. Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 11
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin continues his exploration of self-denial by turning our attention toward the hand of Providence. Calvin argues that…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 10
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin tackles the extreme difficulty of practicing self-denial toward our fellow man. Calvin exposes the "kingdom in the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 9
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin outlines the foundational principle of the Christian life: self-denial. Calvin argues that because we are not our…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institues: May 8
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin pivots from the mechanics of justification to the actual lived experience of the believer—the "Life of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 7
In this final segment on the refutation of purgatory, John Calvin dismantles the "invincible support" that his opponents claim to find in 1 Corinthians 3…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Instuttues: May 6
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John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 4
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…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 5
Calvin comes out swinging here, arguing that indulgences didn’t just drift into error—they grew directly out of a flawed view of satisfaction and ended up…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 3
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin tackles the remaining biblical "proof-texts" used by the Scholastic theologians to justify the doctrine of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 2
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin provides a vital roadmap for understanding why Christians still experience suffering and hardship after their sins…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 2
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin continues his meticulous dismantling of the Scholastic system of satisfactions. Calvin exposes the absurdity of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: May 1
Free forgiveness or earned forgiveness—you can’t have both. In this reading, John Calvin dismantles the idea that confession, priestly absolution, or human…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 30
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin delivers a scorching critique of auricular confession, labeling it a "pestilent" practice that grants a license to…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 28
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, John Calvin outlines the biblical practice of confession, distinguishing it sharply from the mandatory, "whispered" confession…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 25
In this episode, we tackle the heavy questions of the spiritual life: Is it possible to reach a point of no return? and Why does God sometimes show kindness to…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 26
Podcast SummaryIn this episode, we step into the polemical arena as John Calvin begins his systematic dismantling of the Scholastic system of penance. Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 24
Repentance is not a moment—it is a life. In this reading, John Calvin cuts through the confusion and shows that true repentance is not found in outward…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 23
The New Law is not more rules—it is a new heart. In this reading, Thomas Aquinas explains that the Gospel does not burden us with endless commands but…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 22
In this episode, we break down the "inner mechanics" of a changed life. John Calvin takes us beneath the surface, arguing that true repentance isn't just about…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: April 21
In this episode, we dive into the opening movements of John Calvin’s third chapter, where he explores the "shadow" of faith: Repentance. Calvin makes a…