Today’s Readings Podcast Description

The eternal counsel of God by which he chooses some for salvation and passes by others is one of the most profound and comforting doctrines in Scripture.

In the opening sections of this chapter from John Calvin’s Institutes, we are invited to approach the mystery of divine election with humility and reverence, not with the curiosity that leads to presumption.

Calvin shows us how this truth humbles us, magnifies God’s grace, and gives unshakable assurance to those who trust in Christ.

Far from discouraging prayer or godly living, it grounds our confidence that salvation is entirely of the Lord.

Readings:

John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 21, Sections 1–4

Augustine — The Confess ...