Sermons on Genesis
Chapters 1 - 11
Weight | 1.15 kg |
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Dimensions | 22.3 × 14.3 × 5.1 cm |
ISBN | 9781848710382 |
Binding | Cloth-bound |
Format | Book |
Page Count | 888 |
Volume | 1 |
Scripture | Genesis |
Original Pub Date | 1560 |
Banner Pub Date | May 1, 2009 |
ENDORSEMENT
‘In his masterful translation Dr. McGregor has quite wonderfully brought the preacher back to life and allowed us the privilege of being able, with a little imagination, to take our places in St. Peter’s Church on those cold autumn and winter days with the Reformer himself in the pulpit.’ — J.R. DE WITT
Book Description
Preaching as Calvin undertook to do it extends far beyond the confines of a carefully written manuscript. It is not bound by the niceties of style, sentence structure, and the like. it is marked by an immeasurably greater degree of intensity, by an obvious determination to instruct and persuade, by an astounding capacity to confront hearers both with the truth of divine revelation and with the implications of that truth for faith and obedience. There are distinct advantages, therefore, in having before us these sermons on Genesis precisely as they were delivered. They let us see and hear a man aflame with love for the lord and his Word, a preacher who spent himself utterly in the work of summoning his people to repentance, faith and holiness. The feature that has struck me most powerfully is the sermons’ immediacy. As I have read them, it has quite often seemed to me almost as though I were sitting with the congregation in Geneva and listening to Calvin himself as he opened up the passage, and then carefully, deliberately, and sometimes with painful specificity applied its teaching to those who heard him. In his masterful translation Dr. McGregor has quite wonderfully brought the preacher back to life and allowed us the privilege of being able, with a little imagination, to take our places in St. Peter’s Church on those cold autumn and winter days with the Reformer himself in the pulpit.
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Translator’s Preface | ix | |
Introduction by Dr J R de Witt | xv | |
1 | Creation: The Triune God at Work for the Praise of His Glory (Gen 1:1–2) | 1 |
2 | Creation: A Work in Progress, and Always Dependent on the Creator (Gen 1:3–5) | 19 |
3 | God Manages His Creation for the Benefit of Man and Animals (Gen 1:6–13) | 37 |
4 | Heaven and Earth Declare the Glory of God (Gen 1:14–19) | 55 |
5 | The Variety of Living Creatures and Their Skills Call for the Magnification of God’s Glory (Gen 1:20–25) | 73 |
6 | Man’s Purpose Is to Possess and Have Dominion over Creation (Gen 1:26–28) | 89 |
7 | The Effect of the Fall on Man and All Other Creatures (Gen 1:29–31) | 107 |
8 | The Day of Rest: The Shadow versus the Reality in Jesus Christ (Gen 2:1–6) | 125 |
9 | Man, Formed from the Earth, Was Designed to Cultivate and Keep the Garden (Gen 2:7–15) | 143 |
10 | Paradise Comes with a Caveat: The Meaning of the Two Trees (Gen 2:15–17) | 161 |
11 | Eve, Adam’s Companion in Marriage for Their Mutual Advantage (Gen 2:18–21) | 179 |
12 | The Inviolable Union of Adam and Eve, God’s Will for All Time (Gen 2:22–24) | 197 |
13 | The Destructive Power of Subtle Deception (Gen 3:1–3) | 213 |
14 | The Origin, Nature, and Consequences of Disobedience (Gen 3:4–6) | 231 |
15 | Sin, Shame, Fear, Repentance (Gen 3:7–10) | 247 |
16 | Sin, Self-Generated, Is Followed by Its Discovery and Futile Excuses (Gen 3:1–13) | 265 |
17 | Confronting the Physical Consequences of Sin (Gen 3:14–16) | 281 |
18 | The Natural and Material Consequences of Sin (Gen 3:17–18) | 299 |
19 | Sin’s Nature, Effects, Results, and Remedy (Gen 3:19–22a) | 317 |
20 | Jesus Christ, the Tree of Life: The True Use of the Sacraments (Gen 3:22–24) | 335 |
21 | The Worship of God Must Be in Spirit and in Truth (Gen 4:1–5a) | 353 |
22 | Unmerited Healing Follows Willing Self-Indictment (Gen 4:5b–7) | 371 |
23 | The Universal Judge Punishes the Wicked and Vindicates the Innocent: Excuses Do Not Count; Self-Judgment Does (Gen 4:8–10) | 389 |
24 | Shed Blood and Victimization Will Not Go Unavenged (Gen 4:10–12) | 409 |
25 | Rigorously Tested for Everlasting Safety in God’s Hands (Gen 4:12–14) | 429 |
26 | The Repentant and the Unrepentant, When Confronted with Judgment (Gen 4:15–18) | 449 |
27 | Note on Sermon 27 (Gen 4:19–22) | 466 |
28 | Reclaiming God’s Name through Worship According to His Word (Gen 4:23–26) | 467 |
29 | The Preservation of God’s Image, and Enoch as an Example of Walking with God (Gen 5:1–25) | 485 |
30 | Obedience unto the Preservation of Body and Soul (Enoch): Hope and Consolation for the Future (Noah) (Gen 5:21–32) | 503 |
31 | The Sons of God, the Daughters of Men, and the Church, with Remarks on Sensuality, Marriage, and Unequal Unions (Gen 6:1–3) | 519 |
32 | God Will Not Always Strive with Man (Gen 6:1–4) | 537 |
33 | The Life of the Flesh and Punishment versus God’s Goodness and Grace (Gen 6:5–8) | 555 |
34 | Noah, God’s Instrument for Electing and Preserving (Gen 6:9–13) | 573 |
35 | Fear, Promise, and Assurance in the Struggle to Obey God’s Commands with Perseverance (Gen 6:13–22) | 591 |
36 | Dying in Order to Live: Perseverance in Righteousness by Faith, God’s Gift (Gen 7:1–5) | 607 |
37 | Obedience to God: Faith Entails Submission (Gen 7:6–10) | 625 |
38 | The Flood¸ the Mark of the Gravity of Sin (Gen 7:11–24) | 641 |
39 | The Flood and the Ark: Symbols of God’s Absolute Control and Judgment and of Christian Baptism (Gen 8:1–4) | 657 |
40 | Noah: An Example of Patience and Obedience Inspired by Faith and Fear (Gen 8:6-19) | 677 |
41 | The Meaning of Noah’s Altar for the Sacraments, Judgment, and Deliverance (Gen 8:20–22) | 693 |
42 | Lessons from Noah about Gratitude, Freedom, Marriage, Eating, Drinking, and Self-Control (Gen 9:1–3) | 711 |
43 | Bloodshed and Violence to Neighbour Will Be Avenged Because Blood Is the Image of God (Gen 9:3–7) | 729 |
44 | Covenant, Works of the Law, and the Sacraments (Gen 9:8–17) | 749 |
45 | The Evil and Good Uses and Effects of Wine and the Value of Chastisement (Gen 9:18–21) | 767 |
46 | God Is Free to Reprobate and Elect, Punish and Withhold Punishment, According to His Good Pleasure and Counsel (Gen 9:22–29) | 785 |
47 | The Tents of Shem and the Church of Jesus Christ (Gen 9:24–29) | 805 |
48 | The Curse of Pride, Ambition, and Greed (Gen 10:1–32) | 823 |
49 | Ambition, Its Consequences and Cure (Gen 11:1–4) | 841 |
Index of Scripture References | 859 |
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