Calvin affirms that God is not a deceiver,
… God does not sport with us by unmeaning figures, but inwardly accomplishes by his power what he exhibits by the outward sign. (Calvin’s Commentary on Titus 3:5).
Christians are to trust that the sign actually signifies something, whether the sign be bread and wine or the church body [...]
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Trust the Sign: Are Calvinists Skeptics? pt. 2
Posted in Doctrine of God, Ecclesiology, Epistemology, John Calvin, Philosophy, Reformation, Soteriology, Theology, tagged election, reformed world, skepticism on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »