Quotes about Institutes

So when you hold the "Institutes" of John Calvin in your hand, remember that theology, for John Calvin, was forged in the furnace of burning flesh, and that Calvin could not sit idly by without some effort to vindicate the faithful and the God for whom they suffered. I think we would, perhaps, do our theology better today if more were at stake in what we said.

The Institutes is not only the classic of Christian theology; it is also a model of Christian devotion.

This was why I published the Institutes — to defend against unjust slander my brothers whose death was precious in the Lord's sight.