Thursday, July 2, 2009

Standing before God

Calvin's Institutes (1559)
Book 3 of 4 - How We Receive the Grace of Christ

Chapter 12 - Convinced you are justified
Sections 1-3 - in light of God's majesty and perfection
1. Before God, none are righteous - Job 3:9; 9:5-6; 5:13; 25:5; 4:18; 9:20; Deut 32:22; Job 26:6; Isa 33:14-15; Ps 130:3; Job 4:17-20; 15:15-16; Gal 3:10.
2. It is easy to compare yourself favorably to other men, but not when standing before God. Luke 16:15; Ps 143:2; 1 Cor 4:4.
3. Augustine and Bernard both agreed. Our merit (righteousness) is to know we have no merit before God.1 Tim 2:5-6; Ezek 36:22, 32.

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