Calvin on Christ the object of OT faith

This is Calvin’s preface to the French Bible.  He wrote it a year after his conversion!  It’s full of some wonderful things but I’ll just quote him on the promises and then the patterns of Christ in the OT. Notice that Calvin considered the Old Testament saints to have consciously understood these promises and patterns.  [...]

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Jesus in the New Testament

These are a few scattered thoughts prompted by my recent mini-series on parables. We all know Jesus’ rebuke regarding Old Testament understanding – John 5:39ff.  Yet I’m sure a rebuke remains for our appreciation of the New: You diligently study the New Testament thinking that now you’re breathing the free air of apostolic Christianity and [...]

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