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Despite the dependence on earlier writers, Institutes was felt by many to be a new voice, and within a year there was demand for a second edition. This came in 1539, amplifying especially the treatment of the fall of man, of election, and of reprobation, as well as that of the authority of scripture. It showed also a more conciliatory temper toward Luther in the section on the Lord's Supper.The opening chapter of the Institutes is perhaps the best known, in which Calvin presents the basic plan of the book. There are two general subjects to be examined: the creator and his creatures. Above all, the book concerns the knowledge of God the Creator, but "as it is in the creation of man that the divine perfections are best displayed", there is also an examination of what can be known about humankind. After all, it is mankind's knowledge of God and of what He requires of his creatures that is the primary issue of concern for a book of theology. In the first chapter, these two issues are considered together to show what God has to do with mankind (and other creatures) and, especially, how knowing God is connected with human knowledge.The Book overshadowed the earlier Protestant theologies such as Melanchthon's Loci Communes and Zwingli's Commentary on the True and False Religion. According to historian Philip Schaff, it is a classic of theology at the level of Origen's On First Principles, Augustine's The City of God, Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica, and Schleiermacher's The Christian Faith. (Schaff himself was an adherent of Reformed Christianity, which traces its roots to John Calvin.)

Now available in J.K.S. Reid's widely-praised translation, this is Calvin's most sustained treatment of the central theme of his theological writings, predestination.

The wisdom of the ages can still be read in the Crossway Classic Commentaries, which present the very best all-time commentaries on individual books of the Bible. In this newest release, John Calvin explores key passages of Genesis--a book of important beginnings and memorable accounts that lays the foundation of Christianity. Carefully abridged and stylistically adapted for today's reader, Calvin's insights are an excellent guide for every student interested in fathoming the depths of the Bible's first book.

The wisdom of the ages can still be read through the Crossway Classic Commentaries, history's finest commentaries on individual books of the Bible. Each volume has been carefully edited and tailored for today's reader, but also carefully preserves the original meaning and message of the expositor. In this new work, John Calvin explains the prophet Jeremiah's emphasis on God's mercy and kindness toward His chosen but erring people.

For all who desire tools for a deeper understanding of Scripture, the Crossway Classic Commentaries are excellent resources that have stood the test of time and still speak today. Each volume has been carefully abridged and stylistically adapted for contemporary readers. In this great work on Isaiah, John Calvin notes the numerous prophetic passages that were fulfilled during Christ's earthly ministry, and with anticipation expounds upon those that are yet to be realized.

This volume in the Crossway Classic Commentary Series reprints the classic studies of the Epistles of John by John Calvin, the Reformation's most influential Bible teacher, and Matthew Henry, the influential 17th century scholar.

This Crossway Classic Commentary capsulizes the basics of the faith, including Christ's nature and the profound meaning of His presence and works on earth.

John Calvin still speaks through this Crossway Classic Commentary, where he explores Paul's pastoral counsel to two younger apostles on church and doctrinal issues. Abridged and adapted for today's reader.

One of history's greatest Bible expositors looks at the centralthemes of the book of Acts and the formation of the New TestamentChurch. A Crossway Classic Commentary.

Focusing his writing on the Papal church and taking a direct Biblical approach, Calvin wrote this magnum opus to lay out what it means to be a Christian and also the core beliefs that every believer should hold on to. Although the contents in this book have been debated hotly for many centuries, the fact remains that without this text we would not have the diversity that exists within the church today. Many other Protestant writers wrote their own theology texts to counter the claims about scripture that Calvin wrote about in here. Now in larger print!

A leading expert on John Calvin brings together the reformer's most profound reflections on what it means to live a fully Christian life. The Christian Life includes excerpts from Calvin's impressive theological writings and illuminating sermons, as well as a selection of his stately prayers. Editor John H. Leith focuses on Calvin's spirituality, which arose out of the reformer's conviction that theology's primary importance is to encourage piety, to edify, and to transform human life and society. Calvin's writings have much to tell about the manner and style of Christian living. The writings gathered in The Christian Life draw upon Calvin's own heartfelt commitment to the ideals of life in Christ and to the responsibility to the community he served as pastor, preacher, teacher, and counselor. Here, then, is Calvin's own pattern for the conduct of the fully Christian life, which stresses that it is in Christian people living in Christian community and in society that we see most clearly the reality of faith. The Christian Life shares Calvin's thinking on such essential questions as the nature of sin; the importance of self-denial and cross-bearing to the Christian life; maintaining the proper balance between the present life and the life to come; the role of grace; the concept of Christian freedom; the place of prayer; the centrality of community; ideas of the elect and predestination; and the deepest purposes of God for his people. He relates all issues to the fundamental question of piety and how Christians can best attune themselves to God's unfolding plans in everyday life. This compact volume makes available to readers as never before some of the most accessible and rewarding writings of this foremost figure in the history of Christian thought. The selections in The Christian Life will introduce the reader to an influential form of Christian piety; but above all, they provide a clue to how Christians today may live and cope with the problems of personal and public life in a highly pluralistic and secular culture, in which the traditional guides and support for Christian living seem to have lost vitality and vigor.