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This episode introduces Chapter 1 of John Calvin's 'Institutes Of The Christian Religion' focusing on the external means by which God calls believers into communion with Christ.

A weekly series reading through the Institutes Of The Christian Religion to introduce John Calvin's classic systematic theology to the everyday Christian with definitions of difficult words in the footnotes to help readers to understand and learn this spiritually enriching work. This series will go through every chapter within 52 consecutive weeks so that a Christian can finish Calvin's Institutes within 1 year. Institutes Of The Christian Religion By John Calvin [Christian Audiobook] Calvin's Institutes In-A-Year Series Chapter 1 of Book 4: The External Means By Which God Calls Us Into Communion With Christ, And Retains Us In It Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBiblePresbyterianChurchofWA?sub_confirmation=1 Website: http://www.bpcwa.org.au/ Introduction - (00:00) Chapter 1: The True Church, And The Necessity Of Our Union With Her, Being The Mother Of All The Pious - (00:10) Outro - (43:24) This is an abridged work with definitions in the footnotes provided to better enable the average Christian to understand the Institutes Of The Christian Religion. Produced By The Bible-Presbyterian Church of WA All rights reserved Also available on a wide range of Podcast platforms…

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Topics covered

• John Calvin
• Christian theology
• Institutes of the Christian Religion
• spiritual enrichment
• systematic theology

Keywords

• Calvin's Institutes
• Christian Audiobook
• systematic theology
• spiritual growth
• the true church

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Books & works: Institutes Of The Christian Religion

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