From the commentary on Romans I am reading right now:
"As Calvin puts it, faith is 'a kind of vessel' with which we 'come empty and with the mouth of our soul open to seek God's grace.' 'Believeing,' then, while a genuinely human activity, possesses no 'merit' or worth for which God is somehow bound to reward us; for salvation is, from first to last, God's work." (on 1:16-17)
that's awesome!
Posted by
ryang |
4:36 AM
the man had many problems (not the least of which was ordering the slaughter of all the people who disagree with him :-)) but his take on the greatness of God and the reality that salvation is wholy of God is so refreshing. It's much like standing under a waterfall and being overwhelmed by God.
really good stuff theresa!
Posted by
Micah Fries |
6:41 AM
^ I agree on all counts, he had his faults, yet his perspective is (especially in our day) incredibly refreshing.
Except for misspelling my name. I don't agree with that. (Take away the H and we're all good.)
Posted by
Teresa |
1:39 PM
well, I miss spell Micah's name all the time.
Posted by
Rickie |
3:42 PM
^ You also misspell misspell. I only noticed because it's my job to notice....not so much YOUR spelling error, but spelling errors in general. (Having said that, I'm sure I misspelled something in this comment.)
Posted by
Teresa |
7:02 PM
okay, that was on purpose :)
Posted by
Rickie |
2:50 AM
Oh my, you must check out my new post "Impressions from God"...for Calvin was right about faith and our salvation. Well put. Thanks for sharing!
Love and miss you!
Posted by
JoAnna |
10:07 AM