"We will never save civilisation as long as civilisation is our main object. We must learn to want something else even more."
—C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Thursday, March 30, 2006
How to Comprehend Your (Our) Insignificance
“[M]en are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.”
John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book I, Chapter I, ¶3
I read the Institutes often. I can't quite figure out what it is about John Calvin that I like so much, but one thing is sure: often I feel like getting on my knees when concluding a chapter.
Theology that compels us to worship??? Who would've thunk?
I read the Institutes often. I can't quite figure out what it is about John Calvin that I like so much, but one thing is sure: often I feel like getting on my knees when concluding a chapter.
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