Saturday 23 December 2017

2. The word of God as Holy Scripture




Calvin believed that the patriarchs obtained their knowledge of God through “oracles and visions” and by “the work and ministry of men”.  He also believed that the law was committed to Moses and that Christ is the end of the law (Romans 10:4).  As a result Calvin thinks that any human being “should contemplate God’s works” and “prick up his ears to the Word”.  Do you do this day by day? How?  In this respect Calvin notes especially the development of doctrine indicating that it is not possible to obtain “even the slightest taste of right and sound doctrine unless someone is a pupil of scripture”.  How many teachings and doctrines of the Church today are put forward without reference or with only a passing acquaintance of Scripture?  Are you equipped to be a pupil of Scripture?  If not then what do you need to do?