Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Baptism of Our Lord (2022)
Illustration
Isaiah 43:1-7
Noting that this lesson is a Word of God’s grace, John Calvin wrote:
... and indeed, the cause of salvation, and of all blessings we receive, is the undeserved love of God; it is also the cause of all our excellence; for if he judge of us according to our own qualifications, he will not value us a straw. We must therefore set aside every idea of merit, or of personal worth of which we have none, and must ascribe everything to the grace of God alone. (Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol.VIII/1, p.323)
Noting that this lesson is a Word of God’s grace, John Calvin wrote:
... and indeed, the cause of salvation, and of all blessings we receive, is the undeserved love of God; it is also the cause of all our excellence; for if he judge of us according to our own qualifications, he will not value us a straw. We must therefore set aside every idea of merit, or of personal worth of which we have none, and must ascribe everything to the grace of God alone. (Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol.VIII/1, p.323)