Free PDF of John Calvin's Commentary on Romans

Rob Bradshaw continues to bless us with free out-of-copyright biblical studies resources like John Calvin's commentary on Romans.

Calvin and the Pastor/Scholar

See Philip Ryken's post on Calvin and the need for pastor/scholars here.  Here is one paragraph from the post.
  

"Calvin’s example as a pastor-scholar is instructive today. For pastors, his life serves as a call to work hard in ministry, giving our best efforts to understanding the Scriptures. For parishioners, Calvin’s ministry can help us understand the God-given calling of our pastors. In devoting their time to prepare for preaching, they are not serving themselves but Christ and His church."

Free Audiobook: Calvin: Of Prayer and The Christian Life

Christianaudio.com is offering Calvin’s Of Prayer and The Christian Life as a free audiobook.

"Prayer as Calvin describes it is not giddy, and he goes on to give Scriptural definitions of proper thought, engagement, and attitude. What do the roles of patience and self-denial play in the role of the Christian life and what does Christian piety look like? What should our views be of the present life and the future life? These two sections of The Institutes guide us ever so thoughtfully and gracefully into his theology and practice of Christian living."

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John Calvin's Approach to Preaching the Old Testament

The Preaching Today blog has an interesting post on John Calvin's approach to preaching the Old Testament. see it here.

The Growing Popularity of Calvinism

The Baptist Standard has a interesting article on the growing popularity of Calvinism, particularly in Southern Baptist circles. "A study by the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board and LifeWay Christian Resources showed about 30 percent of recent Southern Baptist seminary graduates identify themselves as Calvinists, compared to 10 percent of Southern Baptist pastors in general."