Sermons on Galatians

Author

John Calvin

Category Pastor's Special, Sermons of John Calvin, Sermons/Expositions

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Weight	2.14 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 1.7 in
ISBN	9780851516998
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	Biblical Studies
Original Pub Date	1563
Banner Pub Date	Dec 1, 1997
Page Count	688
Scripture	Galatians
Format	Book

Here for the first time since the Elizabethan era – thanks to this new translation by Kathy Childress – readers in the modern English-speaking world are able to join the congregation of St Peter’s, Geneva to ‘hear’ John Calvin’s magisterial expositions of Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

All of the hallmarks of Calvin’s ministry are here: his unparalleled ability to take his hearers to the heart of a passage of Scripture coupled with his concern to marry the riches of biblical theology to the practicalities of Christian living and his deep pastoral insight.

These sermons demonstrate why ‘that learned and godly minister of Christ’ has been called ‘the first great modern preacher’. They provide a model of interpreting Scripture in its context and according to its natural meaning. But more than that, they illustrate why it has been said that Calvin became a theologian in order to be a better pastor. His style captures the apostolic vision of ‘setting forth the truth plainly’ – yet he does this, with such a striking choice of vocabulary, word pictures and application, that the truth of Scripture is allowed to stand forth in all of its native power.

Great evangelical themes meet in concentrated form in Galatians – human depravity and divine mercy; law and gospel; the cross and its significance; union with Christ; justification, adoption, and sanctification. As a result this splendid production of Calvin’s forty-three sermons, preached in 1557-58, brings together the part of Scripture which was the Reformation Magna Charta with its greatest theologian and biblical expositor. Scholars interested in Calvin, theological students seeking a guide to train them in biblical exposition, preachers needing personal encouragement and stimulation, Christians hungry for instruction – all, without exception, will find treasure in these pages.

‘Calvin exposes human nature with profound insight… he brings this world into sharp focus and enables us to see its frivolity. However, he does not leave us to wallow in despair, but points us to the Saviour… No sinner, having read these sermons, could mistake the remedy… The Lord Jesus Christ is the focal point… There is judgement here, enough to make the sinner quake with fear, but then there is also mercy to warm the heart and lift the fainting spirit.’

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	Introduction	ix
1.	Recognising the Supreme Authority of Jesus Christ: 1:1-2
2.	The Blood That Cleanses All Our Sinful Stains: 1:3-5	17
3.	On Perverting the Gospel of Christ: 1:6-8	34
4.	Rooted in the Truth of God: 1:8-10	49
5.	Every Good Thing Proceeds From God's Grace: 1:11-14	64
6.	Paul's Call to Christ: 1:15-21	79
7.	A Total Resolve to Serve and Glorify God: 1:22-2:2	95
8.	The Infiltration Which Corrupts the Truth of the Gospel: 2:3-5	110
9.	Unworthy Trophies of God's Mercy: 2:6-10	125
10.	Armed for the Fight Against Grave and Serious Error: 2:11-14	142
11.	Even Total Observance of the Law Cannot Justify: 2:14-16	156
12.	Justification is by Grace Alone: 2:15-16	172
13.	Dead to the Law, Alive to God: 2:17-20	187
14.	Redemption by the Son of God: 2:20-21	204
15.	The Sheer Folly of Disobeying God's Truth: 3:1-2	219
16.	The True Children of Abraham: 3:3-6	235
17.	The Impossibility of Keeping the Whole Law of God: 3:7-10	251
18.	We All Stand Condemned by the Law: 3:11-12	266
19.	When Curse Becomes Blessing: 3:13-18	283
20.	Salvation Has Always Been in Christ Alone: 3:15-18	297
21.	The Many Functions of God's Timeless Law: 3:11-20	312
22.	Assessing the Degrees of Faith: 3:21-25	325
23.	Baptism Means Robing Ourselves in Jesus Christ: 3:26-29	341
24.	Blessed More Than the Patriarchs: 4:1-4	355
25.	Crying Out to God in the Certainty of Our Adoption: 4:4-7	370
26.	Backsliders Have No Excuse: 4:8-10	385
27.	Profitable Exhortation: 4:11-14	399
28.	A Plain Rebuke For the Backslider: 4:15-20	415
29.	Freedom From the Bondage of the Law: 4:21-26	430
30.	On Discerning Who Belongs to the True Church: 4:26-31	444
31.	Absolved Only Through the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ: 5:1-3	458
32.	Not Ceremonies, but Faith Which Works by Love: 5:4-6	473
33.	Fighting to the End for God's Pure and Infallible Truth: 5:7-10	489
34.	The Zeal That Cuts Off God's Mortal Enemies: 5:11-13	503
35.	Spirit and Flesh in Conflict: 5:14-18	519
36.	The Spirituality of the Law: 5:19-23	536
37.	Our Lifestyle Reveals Our True Spiritual Condition: 5:22-26	552
38.	On Rebuking Sin With Gentleness: 6:1-2	568
39.	On the Bearing of Burdens: 6:2-5	583
40.	Men Reap what They Sow: 6:6-8	599
41.	On Doing Good to All in Need: 6:9-11	616
42.	Ravening Wolves who Wreak Havoc: 6:12-13	632
43.	On Glorying Only in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ: 6:14-18	646
	Index	663