{"product_id":"sermons-on-the-acts-of-the-apostles-chapters-1-7","title":"Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles: Chapters 1-7","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow to answer the question ‘Is your conscience at peace?’ A reading of any or all of these forty-four extant sermons on Acts by John Calvin will help the reader determine whether his conscience is at peace or simply asleep!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin’s vigorous presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ in its full extent shows the sixteenth-century expositor understood the ramifications of New Testament theology, just as did his mentor, the apostle Paul, who, after presenting his reasoned understanding of the meaning of Christ’s work, immediately follows it with the ‘therefore’ of consequence. Calvin mixes biblical teaching and its demands on the believer’s life together so closely that the theology and its effects cannot be easily separated. Divine judgment and mercy underlie this ‘effects theology’, and it is the sense of judgment versus the promises of and the conditions for forgiveness and acceptance that informs the reader’s conscience whether he is indeed forgiven and at peace, a member of the body of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, the reader of the sleeping conscience, by comparison and self-examination, will be incited to awaken to a new or renewed relationship with the pressing demands of Christian ‘effects theology’. Calvin pulls no punches. If belief does not end in an increasingly Christlike character, it is as good as no belief, no theology. The reader is either at peace or asleep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘One wonders, after perusing any sequence of Calvin’s sermons, whether Calvin would be welcomed in many Protestant, even Presbyterian, pulpits today. Calvin is hailed for his biblical theology, but largely ignored with respect to his insistence upon the transformed-life, life-long self-abnegation demanded of genuine Christian discipleship. The motive behind his insistence arises from his acute awareness that God, after expressing his fatherly love and gracious acceptance of the wayward, remains the uncompromising judge of all humankind, Christian or not. That awareness of judgment should, Calvin says, “make our hair stand on end” and drive us to repentance, without which there is no forgiveness.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘It is hoped that the reader of these sermons will seek not just to confirm the sermons’ agreement with Calvinistic theology, but particularly to experience Calvin’s sincere and profound personal response to the loving and merciful God whose Son is on the threshold of judging with finality the whole world with mercy and justice.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by William B. Evans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eJesus’ Work and Teaching until His Ascension (Acts 1:1–2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow Peter’s Sermon Bore Fruit (Acts 2:36–38)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Coming to Christ (Acts 2:38)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo Whom the Promise Belongs (Acts 2:39–40)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Three Marks of the Church (Acts 2:41–42)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBearing the Marks of the Church (Acts 2:43–45)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Purpose of Miracles (Acts 3:6–13)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Way to Forgiveness (Acts 3:17–19)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Preachers of the Gospel Persecuted (Acts 4:1–4)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreaching in the Power of the Spirit (Acts 4:5–12)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Source of All Authority (Acts 4:16, 18–19) 137\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNo Peace Where There Is Preaching (Acts 4:21–26)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Prayer of Faith (Acts 4:24–31)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fellowship of Saints (Acts 4:32–37)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Motives for Christian Generosity (Acts 5:1–6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJudged According to Our Merits and Demerits (Acts 5:7–15)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReverence for God’s Majesty (Acts 5:13–16)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong in the Lord (Acts 5:17–21)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll to Submit to the Word’s Authority (Acts 5:25–32)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll Things Made New (Acts 5:30–32)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod Preserves His Church (Acts 5:33–35, 38–39)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Honour of Suffering for Christ’s Name (Acts 5:40–42)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Qualifications of Deacons (Acts 6:1–3)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrue Discipleship (Acts 6:1–6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning, Teaching, and Living the Gospel Message (Acts 6:7–9)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefending the True Observance of the Sacraments (Acts 6:11–15)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaith’s Total Commitment (Acts 7:1–4)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaith Must Be Tested (Acts 7:4–6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Meaning and Use of the Sacraments (Acts 7:8–9)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur Shield and Defender (Acts 7:9–16)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePride and Presumption Impede God’s Grace (Acts 7:15–19)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaith’s Struggle against Unbelief (Acts 7:20–22)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePersevering after a Good Beginning (Acts 7:23–31)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReleased from Fear through God’s Mercy (Acts 7:31–35)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRedemption Is of God Alone (Acts 7:35–37)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod Speaks through His Servants (Acts 7:37–38)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod’s Word Frees from Idolatry (Acts 7:38–42)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Penalty for Idolatry (Acts 7:42–43)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivinely Directed Worship (Acts 7:42–44)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorship Is Spiritual and Personal (Acts 7:45–50)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod’s Authority Rejected (Acts 7:51)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSustained When Persecuted and Afflicted (Acts 7:52–56)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRewards and Reprisals (Acts 7:55–58)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaith in Practice (Acts 7:58–60)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009999233335,"sku":"jqa1789815882717","price":17.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/sermons-on-the-acts-of-the-apostles-chapters-1-7_1.jpg?v=1789815911","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/sermons-on-the-acts-of-the-apostles-chapters-1-7","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}