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SERMONS ON THE PASTORAL EPISTLES
JOHN CALVIN
SERMONS ON FIRST TIMOTHY
Calvin’s expository sermons to the great congregation of St Peter’s, Geneva, taken down in shorthand and then published across Europe, were among the most sought-after volumes of the sixteenth century. In the late 1570s, translated from the French, these bulky volumes flowed through London’s bookshops and none was more popular than the ‘One hundred Sermons on the Epistles of St Paul to Timothy and Titus’ which appeared for the first time in 1579. The public demand was understandable. First, Calvin ‘opened the Scriptures’, not in these volumes for students only, but for the whole church. Second, the sermons were preaching in the full New Testament sense of the term, that is, proclamation and persuasion, with power and conviction.
These sermons are newly translated from the French of 1561 by Robert White.
Robert White formerly taught in the department of French Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, and has a specialist interest in the Reformation in French-speaking areas of Europe. He is the translator of Calvin’s Sermons on the Beatitudes, Songs of the Nativity, Faith Unfeigned, A Guide to Christian Living, and The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1541 edition), which are also published by the Trust.
CONTENTS
Introduction xiii
Calvin’s Outline of Paul’s First Letter to Timothy xxi
Sermon One: Debtors to Grace (1 Tim. 1:1-2) 1
Sermon Two: Substance and Shadow (1 Tim. 1:3-4) 15
Sermon Three: The Essence of the Law (1 Tim. 1:5) 31
Sermon Four: The Function of the Law (1 Tim. 1:5-9) 47
Sermon Five: The Application of the Law (1 Tim. 1:8-11) 61
Sermon Six: Counted Faithful (1 Tim. 1:12-13) 79
Sermon Seven: A Savior for Sinners (1 Tim. 1:13-15) 95
Sermon Eight: Glory to the King of Ages (1 Tim. 1:17-18) 111
Sermon Nine: A Call to Arms (1 Tim. 1:18-19) 125
Sermon Ten: Friends No More (1 Tim. 1:19-20) 141
Sermon Eleven: The Priority of Prayer (1 Tim. 2:1-2) 157
Sermon Twelve: God’s Design for Government (1 Tim. 2:1-3) 171
Sermon Thirteen: The Gospel Call (1 Tim. 2:3-4) 187
Sermon Fourteen: Jesus Christ, Mediator and Man (1 Tim. 2:5-6) 203
Sermon Fifteen: A Ransom for All (1 Tim. 2:5-7) 217
Sermon Sixteen: The Gift of Prayer (1 Tim. 2:8) 233
Sermon Seventeen: Dress and Demeanour (1 Tim. 2:9-12) 249
Sermon Eighteen: Order and Authority (1 Tim. 2:12-14) 265
Sermon Nineteen: Daughters of Eve (1 Tim. 2:12-15) 281
Sermon Twenty: The Christian Minister (1): Pastors (1 Tim. 3:1-2) 295
Sermon Twenty-One: The Christian Minister (2): Pastors (1 Tim. 3:2) 311
Sermon Twenty-Two: The Christian Minister (3): Pastors (1 Tim. 3:2) 327
Sermon Twenty-Three: The Christian Minister (4 ): Pastors (1 Tim. 3:3-5) 345
Sermon Twenty-Four: The Christian Minister (5): Pastors and Deacons (1 Tim. 3:6-8) 359
Sermon Twenty-Five: The Christian Minister (6 ): Deacons (1 Tim. 3:8-13) 373
Sermon Twenty-Six: Church of the Living God (1 Tim. 3:13-15) 387
Sermon Twenty-Seven: Faith’s Open Secret (1 Tim. 3:16) 403
Sermon Twenty-Eight: Apostasy Foretold (1 Tim. 4:1-2) 419
Sermon Twenty-Nine: Our Reasonable Service (1 Tim. 4:1-3) 435
Sermon Thirty: How to Enjoy God’s Bounty (1 Tim. 4:4-5) 451
Sermon Thirty-One: Doctrine Good and Bad (1 Tim. 4:6-7) 467
Sermon Thirty-Two: Fear Which Is Unafraid (1 Tim. 4:8) 481
Sermon Thirty-Three: Hope Does Not Disappoint (1 Tim. 4:9-11) 495
Sermon Thirty-Four: The Minister as Model (1 Tim. 4:12-13) 509
Sermon Thirty-Five: God’s Gifts Are for Giving (1 Tim. 4:14-15) 523
Sermon Thirty-Six: The Rewards of Perseverance (1 Tim. 4:16) 537
Sermon Thirty-Seven: Measured Rebuke (1 Tim. 5:1-3) 551
Sermon Thirty-Eight: Released for Prayer (1 Tim. 5:4-6) 567
Sermon Thirty-Nine: The Duty of Care (1 Tim. 5:7-10) 583
Sermon Forty: Tried and Tested (1 Tim. 5:9-11) 597
Sermon Forty-One: Honoring God in Marriage (1 Tim. 5:11-15) 613
Sermon Forty-Two: The Duties Laid on Us (1 Tim. 5:16-18) 627
Sermon Forty-Three: Elders and Their Critics (1 Tim. 5:17-20) 641
Sermon Forty-Four: A Solemn Charge (1 Tim. 5:21-22) 653
Sermon Forty-Five: Our Deeds Laid Bare (1 Tim. 5:23-25) 667
Sermon Forty-Six: Willing Service (1 Tim. 6:1-2) 683
Sermon Forty-Seven: Beware of False Guides (1 Tim. 6:3-5) 697
Sermon Forty-Eight: The Secret of Contentment (1 Tim. 6:5-8) 711
Sermon Forty-Nine: An Antidote to Greed (1 Tim. 6:9-11) 725
Sermon Fifty: The Fight of Faith (1 Tim. 6:12-14) 741
Sermon Fifty-One: Until Christ Comes (1 Tim. 6:13-15) 755
Sermon Fifty-Two: No Darkness in God (1 Tim. 6:15-16) 769
Sermon Fifty-Three: A Word to the Wealthy (1 Tim. 6:17-19) 785
Sermon Fifty-Four: Keeping Faith with God (1 Tim. 6:20-21) 799
Prayers Before and After the Sermon 815
Index of Scripture References 819
Index of Subjects 829
SERMONS ON SECOND TIMOTHY
Introduction ix
Calvin’s Outline of Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy xvii
Sermon One: Loved by God (2 Tim. 1:1-2) 1
Sermon Two: Remembered in Prayer (2 Tim. 1:3-5) 15
Sermon Three: Fanning the Flame (2 Tim. 1:6-8) 33
Sermon Four: Called and Saved (2 Tim. 1:8-9) 47
Sermon Five: Why Election Matters (2 Tim. 1:9-10) 61
Sermon Six: Guarding the Gospel (2 Tim. 1:13-14) 77
Sermon Seven: Steadfast, Come What May (2 Tim. 1:15-18) 91
Sermon Eight: God’s Strong Arm (2 Tim. 2:1-3) 107
Sermon Nine: Present Toil, Future Fruit (2 Tim. 2:4-7) 123
Sermon Ten: Risen in Glory (2 Tim. 2:8-9) 137
Sermon Eleven: God Ever Faithful (2 Tim. 2:10-13) 153
Sermon Twelve: Rightly Handling the Truth (2 Tim. 2:14-15) 169
Sermon Thirteen: How to Combat Error (2 Tim. 2:16-18) 185
Sermon Fourteen: A Sure Foundation (2 Tim. 2:19) 199
Sermon Fifteen: Fit for God’s Use (2 Tim. 2:20-21) 213
Sermon Sixteen: Striving for Maturity (2 Tim. 2:22) 227
Sermon Seventeen: The Lord’s Servant (2 Tim. 2:23-25) 241
Sermon Eighteen: In and Out of Satan’s Snare (2 Tim. 2:25-26) 253
Sermon Nineteen: Hard Times Ahead (2 Tim. 3:1-5) 267
Sermon Twenty: Always Learning, Never Knowing (2 Tim. 3:6-7) 279
Sermon Twenty-One: God Vindicates His Own (2 Tim. 3:8-9) 295
Sermon Twenty-Two: Forewarned and Forearmed (2 Tim. 3:10-13) 311
Sermon Twenty-Three: God’s Word Makes Us Wise (2 Tim. 3:14-15) 327
Sermon Twenty-Four: The Uses of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16-17) 341
Sermon Twenty-Five: Pressing Home God’s Word (2 Tim. 4:1-2) 355
Sermon Twenty-Six: Deceivers and Deceived (2 Tim. 4:2-4) 371
Sermon Twenty-Seven: Taking Leave of Life (2 Tim. 4:5-6) 387
Sermon Twenty-Eight: The Victor’s Crown (2 Tim. 4:7-8) 401
Sermon Twenty-Nine: Hands Across the Sea (2 Tim. 4:8-13) 417
Sermon Thirty: Who Is on the Lord’s Side? (2 Tim. 4:14-22) 433
Prayers Before and After the Sermon 449
Index of Scripture References 453
Index of Subjects 459
SERMONS ON TITUS
Introduction ix
Calvin’s Outline of Paul’s Letter to Titus xv
Sermon One: Servant of God’s Word (Titus 1:1-4) 1
Sermon Two: Present Promise, Future Hope (Titus 1:1-4) 19
Sermon Three: The Common Faith (Titus 1:4-5) 35
Sermon Four: Leadership in the Church (1) (Titus 1:5-6) 53
Sermon Five: Leadership in the Church (2) (Titus 1:7-9) 71
Sermon Six: Maintaining the Truth (Titus 1:9-10) 87
Sermon Seven: The Adversary Within (Titus 1:10-12) 105
Sermon Eight: Sound in the Faith (Titus 1:12-15) 121
Sermon Nine: The Tyranny of Tradition (Titus 1:15-16) 137
Sermon Ten: Christian Character (1) (Titus 2:1-3) 153
Sermon Eleven: Christian Character (2) (Titus 2:3-5) 171
Sermon Twelve: Christian Character (3) (Titus 2:6-13) 187
Sermon Thirteen: Grace and Glory (Titus 2:11-14) 203
Sermon Fourteen: The Preacher’s Mandate (Titus 2:15 – 3:2) 219
Sermon Fifteen: God Who Saves (Titus 3:3-5) 235
Sermon Sixteen: New Life in Christ (Titus 3:4-7) 251
Sermon Seventeen: Usefully Occupied (Titus 3:8-15) 265
Prayers Before and After the Sermon 281
Index of Scripture References 285
Index of Subjects 291
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