“Do we wish to seek our life except in God?” – Calvin
“Do we wish to seek our life except in God?” – Calvin
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“Let us note… that God procured our salvation when He sent such a multitude of Angels, so that we might be able to come to our Lord Jesus Christ with a ready courage and that we might no longer be held back by dispute or scruple, but that we might be fully resolved that we shall find in Him all that is lacking in us and that He will have something to supply all our wants and miseries. Briefly, it is He by Whom God willed to communicate Himself to us. Do we wish to seek our life except in God?” – Calvin
That quote from Calvin almost makes it sound like salvation came from angels rather than the angels announcing salvation coming through Jesus. I wonder if a better translation is available that makes the distinction clear.
I wondered about translation too. The word “except” is odd in the graphic quote. But Calvin is saying with Christ’s advent our salvation was secured already. He repeats this idea a few times in this sermon on Luke 2.