![Institutes of the Christian Religion: Vol #1 by John Calvin [Audiobook] Systematic Theology](https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/uYJ_x1DhfN4/hqdefault.jpg)
The first book of Institutes focuses on knowledge of God, with Calvin asserting that true knowledge of God is the foundation of all Christian theology and practice. It begins by discussing the nature and attributes of God, affirming that God is one, eternal, unchanging, and infinite in power, wisdom, and goodness.
Calvin then moves on to discuss the knowledge of God available to humanity, arguing that God has revealed himself in two ways: through nature and through Scripture. It emphasizes the importance of Scripture as the primary source of knowledge of God and as the standard for all Christian doctrine and practice.
The book concludes with a discussion of God's knowledge as it relates to humanity, arguing that humanity is inherently sinful and in need of salvation. Calvin emphasizes the importance of faith in Jesus Christ as the only way to be reconciled with God and obtain salvation.
Throughout the book, Calvin's writings are characterized by his deep respect for God and his emphasis on God's sovereignty in all aspects of life. His ideas about the nature of God and the relationship between God and humanity continue to exert influence on Christian theology today.
JEAN CALVIN
John Calvin (1509-1564) was a prominent theologian and pastor of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. He was born in France and trained as a lawyer before his conversion to Protestantism led him to study theology.
Calvin is best known for his many writings, notably his systematic theology "Institutes of the Christian Religion", which provided a comprehensive exposition of Protestant theology and became the cornerstone of Reformed theology. His emphasis on God's sovereignty, predestination, and the centrality of Scripture had a significant impact on Protestant theology, particularly in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions.
Book I. On the knowledge of God the Creator (0:00:00)
Chapter I. The connection between knowledge of God and knowledge of ourselves (0:00:18)
Chapter II. The nature and tendency of the knowledge of God (0:06:26)
Chapter III. The human mind is naturally endowed with the knowledge of God (0:12:38)
Chapter IV. This knowledge extinguished or corrupted, partly through ignorance, partly through malice (0:18:54)
Chapter V. The Knowledge of God Visible in the Formation and Continuing Government of the World (0:28:01)
Chapter VI. The guidance and teaching of the Scriptures necessary to lead to the knowledge of God the Creator (1:03:17)
Chapter VII. The testimony of the Spirit necessary to confirm Scripture, to fully establish its authority. The suspension of its authority over the judgment of the Church, an impious fiction (1:13:20)
Chapter VIII. Rational Evidence to Establish Belief in Scripture (1:29:13)
Chapter IX. Fanaticism which rejects Scripture, under the pretext of resorting to immediate revelations, subversive to all principles of piety (1:54:43)
Chapter X. All idolatrous worship devalued in Scripture, by its exclusive opposition of the true God to all the fictitious deities of the pagans (2:03:05)
Chapter XI. Illicit to attribute a visible form to God. All idolatry is a defection from the true God (2:10:36)
Chapter XII. God distinguishes himself from idols, so that he may be uniquely and supremely worshiped (2:49:38)
Chapter XIII. A divine essence, containing three persons; Taught in the Scriptures from the beginning (2:58:48)
Chapter XIV. The true God was clearly distinguished in Scripture from all fictional Gods by the creation of the world (4:29:23)
Chapter XV. The state of man at the time of his creation, the faculties of the soul, the divine image, free will and the original purity of his nature (5:22:26)
Chapter XVI. God's preservation and support of the world by his power, and his government of every part by his providence (5:55:06)
Chapter XVII. The proper application of this doctrine to make it useful to us (6:27:10)
Chapter XVIII. God uses the free will of the ungodly and inclines their minds to execute his judgments, without the slightest stain of his perfect purity (7:11:49)
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