Calvin's Institutes: January 30

What does it really mean to say that God is one—and yet Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? In this reading, John Calvin confronts both ancient and modern distortions of God by grounding our knowledge of Him in Scripture’s revelation of His infinite, spiritual nature and His triune being. Calvin explains why God cannot be reduced to creation, imagination, or philosophical abstraction, and why the Church was forced to speak precisely when heresy threatened the gospel. From the eternal Word active in creation to the careful use of terms like person and substance, this chapter presses us toward humility before mystery without surrendering clarity. True worship, Calvin insists, begins where God reveals Himself—and nowhere else.Readings:John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1, Chapter 13, Sections 1–7Augustine The ConfessionsThomas Aquinas Summa TheologicaExplore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org#JohnCalvin #ChurchFathers #Trinity #ChristianTheology #ThroughTheChurchFathers