A Prayer of Calvin

[Pilgrim72]

Grant, Almighty God, that as thou hast deigned to choose us before the foundations of the world were laid, and included us in thy free adoption when we were the children of wrath and doomed to utter ruin, and afterwards embraced us even from the womb, and hast at length favoured us with a clearer proof of thy love, in calling us by thy gospel into a union and communion with thy only-begotten Son, -- O grant, that we may not be unmindful of so many and so singular benefits, but respond to thy holy calling, and labour to devote ourselves wholly to thee, and labour, not for one day, but for the whole time designed for us here, both to live and to die according to thy good pleasure, so that we may glorify thee to the end, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

[dudley]

Thank you Alex, What a beautiful prayer. I printed a copy and placed it in my Bible. John Calvin in my estimation is one of the greatest theologians and definitely I think the most profound of the Protestant Reformers. I can relate to John Calvin in so many ways. It is because of his theology and his writings I am today a Presbyterian.

Source: The History of Protestantism, by J.A. Wylie

Calvin said concerning his conversion: "By a sudden conversion, God subdued and reduced to docility my soul, which was more hardened against such things than one would expect of my youthful years."

"Like a flash of light, I realized in what an abyss of errors, in what chaos I was." " I experienced a true Protestant conversion." It was at that point he renounced Roman Catholicism and its pope entirely.

Calvin broke with the Roman catholic Church.... I did the same.....

By the grace of God I am now a Calvinist, a Reformed Protestant and a communing Presbyterian

 

[nasa30]

Wow! Thanks for that. I only wanted to put something in my Sig that really struck me besides the required stuff but this was what I was looking for. Thanks!!