Calvin's Institutes
Book 1 - Knowledge of God the Creator
Chapter 13 - One essence of God, which contains Three Persons
Sections 7-13 – The eternal deity of the Son
Section 13 - The divinity of Christ shown by His miracles
Jesus did miracles to prove He was from the Father.
(John 11:41; 5:36; 10:37; 14:11)
Jesus gave others the authority to do miracles.
(Matt 10:8; Mark 3:15; 6:7; Acts 3:6)
He is the light of men (John 1:4).
He tells us to believe Him as we believe God (John 14:1).
"Whoever hopes in Him will not be put to shame"
(Isa 28:16; Rom 10:11; and Isa 11:10; Rom 15:12).
Whoever believes Him has life (Joel 2:32; John 6:47).
The righteous find refuge in His name (Prov 18:10; Acts 7:59).
Colossians 2:9.
Paul assumes we get the same benefits from Jesus that we get from the Father, in his opening greetings in his letters (Rom 17; 1 Cor 1:3; 2 Cor 1:2; Gal 1:3; etc.).
Sections 14-15 - Deity of the Spirit
Section 14 - ... shown in His work
Gen 1:2 and Isa 48:16 show the Spirit's source in the Godhead.
He does things only God can do. He regenerates, searches the depths of God (1 Cor 2:10), has no counselor (Rom 11:34), gives the ability to speak (1 Cor 12:10; Ex 4:11), sanctifies (1 Cor 6:11), gives gifts to men (12:11, 4).
Section 15 - Express testimonies for the deity of the Spirit
Since the Spirit lives in us, we must be God's temple, Paul says.
(1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16).
In lying to the Spirit Ananias lied to God, Peter says (Acts 5:3-4).
Paul equates the Spirit with God in Acts 28:25, referring to Isa 6:9.
2 Peter 1:21 and Isa 63:10 also support this.
Section 16-20 - Distinction and unity of the three Persons
Sections 16 - Oneness
Eph 4:5 shows God's oneness.
Believing with one faith in 3 Persons (Matt 28:19) is believing One God.
Also Isa 11:2; 1 Cor 12:11
Section 17 - Threeness
There is a distinction of persons, but not a division of essence.
John 5:32; 8:16; John 1:3, 18; Heb 11:3; John 17:5; 15:26; 14:16.
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