“That the ministers of the Church need support any man with common sense can see. Though this support is something physical the Apostle does not hesitate to call it sowing to the Spirit. When people scrape up everything they can lay their hands on and keep everything for themselves the Apostle calls it a sowing […]
“In fact, it is as if our Lord wants his grace to be magnified when he extends, his salvation to the gates of hell and pulls those who are thought to be totally lost from the pit of the abyss and places them in his kingdom. It is a great sign of his goodness that
“Now as for the Christian life, we well understand that we can take no credit if people are drinking enthusiastically from the gospel.” John Calvin, Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles: Chapters 1-7, p. 337-8.
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“But when most people see that God provides an opening for them and a way to instruct the uninformed, they will remain silent, keep their mouths shut, and not say a word. But they will say, ‘Oh! That is not important. Let everyone do as he feels led.’ Alas, wretched people, our Lord has not
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