Reading and Reading
It has been a while since I have posted anything on this blog. I really want to because I long for our Church to see our hearts, and maybe, through the grace of God, would be encouraged to look to Christ and rest in Him. But to just throw a little post out here, I wanted to let you know a little bit about what I have been reading. I just finished reading The Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards. All I can say is delish! It was wonderful. I think I may write a blog upcoming on it and just sum it up. It was very encouraging and helpful in my understanding of the Sovereignty of God and the will of man.
But, primarily, I wanted to invite you all to read something with me. In 2009, the blog known as reformation21.org is blogging through and reading through The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin. Now, they have already started, but all this week is just the introductions and prefaces, which you could read quickly. I would greatly encourage you to take on this effort. In case you were wondering, The Institutes were not written for high-minded theologians who reveled in their superior knowledge. Rather, they were written for the commoner, the layman, the plain Joe-blow Christian. And so far in reading the preface, I am greatly encouraged. It is beautiful to see the humility worked on Calvin’s heart by the Lord. One thing that just jumps out is this: that Calvin wanted no glory for Himself. He did not want to be recognized. He did not want to be known. He did not care about being liked. He wanted all the glory for everything to go to God and His Son Jesus Christ.
So I would encourage you to pick this up and read it. If you want a reading schedule, you can email our buddies at reformation21.org and they will send you one. Or just ask me and I will email you one. May the Lord get all the glory for everything, now and forevermore. Soli Deo Gloria.
Aaron M Addison
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