Calvin: the hope that sustains

Saturday, October 3, 2020
    Commemoration of William Morris, Artist, Writer, 1896
    Commemoration of George Kennedy Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958
Meditation:
    Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
    —Jude 1:21 (NIV)
Quotation:
    But as many things entice us to apostasy, so that it is difficult to keep us faithful to God in the end, [Jude] calls the attention of the faithful to the last day. For the hope of that alone ought to sustain us, so that we may at no time despond; otherwise, we must necessarily fail every moment.
    ... John Calvin (1509-1564), Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles [1551], tr. J. Owen, Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1855, p. 447 (see the book)
    See also Jude 1:21; Lam. 3:25-26; Matt. 24:42; 2 Tim. 4:8; Tit. 2:12-14; Rev. 22:20
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You must lift my eyes to the Cross. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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