I'm curious to know how many PBers bought the 500th-anniversary-binding set of Calvin's commentaries?

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Wayne Sparkman, Th.M.
Director, PCA Historical Center, St. Louis, MO
Blogs: The Continuing Story and PCA History Blog

If I had the money.

I'm blessed to have Spurgeons Sermons full vol. set. I got it last year as a gift. I love it.

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Chris
Attending Church (No office position)
PCA
North Carolina

Is it still available?

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Traci
Lynnwood OPC
"I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and cast them through each other in a heap before the Lord, and fled from both, and betaken myself to the Lord Jesus Christ, and in him I have sweet peace."--David Dickson

I would think so. Check with Fortress Book Service, RHB or Solid Ground Christian Books.

I purchased it and got the free copy of the Institutes tossed in with the 500th emblem on it. It sits above my shelf of Bibles on the desk in my Reformation Room.

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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We cannot regard Calvin too highly, but since his commentaries are

available on PDF (I know, I know : ) if one has a budget that doesn't allow

to buy all good works out there, why not help contemporary writers

who are giving such great contributions to Reformed Theology?

Richard Muller's Unaccomodated Calvin, Christ and the Decree, and his

monumental PRRD to start with, what a scholar, what an effort!!!

These guys deserve all our contributions

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César Proença

there is no will nor running by which we can prepare the way for our salvation, it is wholly of the Divine Mercy Jean Calvin Institutes II . V. 17

Reformed Churches in The Netherlands (liberated) http://www.gkv.nl/main.asp?intTreeviewID=954

Igreja Reformada em Massamá Portugal http://www.igrejareformada.pt

Meaning you have a Word of Faith room? or a Joel Osteen closet? or a Jimmy Swaggert bathroom?

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Ivan R. Schoen, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S.
Pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church (SBC)
Poplar Grove, IL, USA
http://maranatha-sbc.org

Already had the Baker set

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Martin - Reformed
Husband to the most godly, honorable and loyal wife Line
Searching for a Church
Webpage www.5solas.dk
Free Online Reformed Seminary - http://www.tnars.net
Soli Deo Gloria

I had to pick had Baker set bc I just ordered the set which I just got in today but they were not his 500th set.

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sarah
WI
OPC
My Pastor's Sermons: Mark Jenkins...he's awesome!!!

I just opened my box of his commentaries and found two surprises! A bonus book ....his Institutions and the fact that they are the 500th year anniversary commentaries! Woohoo!

I'd say that's a welcome surprise!

The new red binding is much nicer/prettier/handsome [take your pick].

I didn't buy them, but I have them nonetheless.

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Ruben
Moderator
F.P.C.I.
Indiana

Vanities and disguises have covered us, and thereby we are naked; licenciousness hath inflam'd us, and thereby we are frozen; voluptuousness hath fed us, and thereby we are sterved, the fancies and traditions of men have taught and instructed us, and thereby we are ignorant.
John Donne

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Calvinistas Conversando
Teología en Mexico
The Howling Wilderness

No: Already had the Baker set, a PDF version, and now (my new favorite) an version that is integrated into BibleWorks 8.0! In fact, I've also pulled Calvin's Institutes into BibleWorks. Very, very nice. For now, I only pull a Baker volume off the shelf when I'm looking to do more extensive reading.

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Christopher Taylor
Ruling Elder: Village Seven (PCA)
Colorado Springs, CO

Is he the guy that makes the designer undergarments?

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."

Nice setup, Mr. Taylor!

As to Ruben's zen-like answer,
I reply, "Be the commentary!" and
"The commentary is its own destination."

I also purchased the 500 anniversary set. I wish I could afford the seven volume Tracts and Letters.

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John Komenda
Symphony Bible Church
Conservative Baptist
Buffalo, New York

Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear. Is.65:24 ESV

No, silly! I have a "converted garage" painted and carpeted with my home library and a "few" "Reformation" touches:

* Large framed portrait of five Reformers with the line: Post Tenebras Lux.
* Large framed Calvin poster
* Dr. McMahon's 2009 Reformation and Puritan calendar
* Framed Thomas Godwin 5" x 7"
* Framed large poster of the Westminster Assembly
* Framed 5" x 7" John Knox
* Framed 5" x 7" John Owen
* Framed 8" x 10" John Bunyan
* Framed large poster of the Synod of Dort
* Framed "personalized" portrait of Luther with his signature and a written message to me
* Framed leaf out of the Geneva Bible
* Bright yellow "messenger bag" hanging on the door with a "Calvin Rocks" insignia on it
* Framed leaf out of the KJV (early printing in 1600s)
* Set of bobbleheads: Luther, Calvin, Spurgeon, and Al Mohler
* Miniature Luther wind-up walking toy
* Calvin 500 medal in a paperweight
* Framed Calvin picture on desk
* 16 mugs of Reformers and/or theological sayings on bookshelves
* Reformers "jug band" cartoon mousepad



That is my "Reformation Room." When one of my grandsons asked why does Grandpa have all of these really old guys' pictures and statues in the room and if they were all relatives of ours, my eldest son replied: "Micah, those are just Grandpa's 'action figures.'"

"Who is Calvin"

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"I thank Thee that many of my prayers have been refused. I have asked amiss and do not have, I have prayed from lusts and been rejected, I have longed for Egypt and been given a wilderness".-Unknown

Julio, Amaya
Clifton, NewJersey
Reformed Baptist Church of North Bergen

I want pics...

I have a WoF room.....I talk to my patio and say "you are a mansion"

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25

Here is another distinction:

Already had the SEWN binding Baker set (1970s-1980s) instead of the junky glued binding set (90s-00s).

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Pastor Nathan Eshelman, Los Angeles, CA
Reformed Presbyterian Church
PRESBYTERIAN THOUGHTS
Los Angeles Reformed Presbyterian Church
RPCLA Sermons Online
Puritan Reformed Seminary

A well-digested book is always in your possession.

But I was actually hoping someone would conclude that I stole mine.

Off-topic, but I've always wanted to have a custom bookplate made up for use in my library, based on the famous Ben Franklin quote:

"Only a fool loans books;
half the books in my library were loaned."

Don't worry, Ruben, those of us who have watched you on the PB simply assumed that you stole the books.

[There, that was just to enhance your street cred among the peeps on the PB]

Thank you, Dennis. I value the books all the more now that they have the glow of stolen property.

Yes, it looks great on my bookshelf!

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jason d.
deacon @ Sovereign Joy Community Church
reformed baptist (LBC.1689)
fort worth (haltom city), texas