Publisher's Synopsis
Two by Calvin - Two Classics by John Calvin in one affordable volume containing: ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE -- Every follower of Christ is called to righteousness. In answering Christ's call to live rightly, Calvin stresses the importance of clinging to the grace given through Christ's death and resurrection. Towards the conclusion, he proposes a few ways in which each person can bring God's grace to a fallen world yet avoid abusing their roles as representatives of God to that world. This brief text can serve as an introduction to Calvin's thought for any who wish to broaden their general knowledge or set out on a path of more involved study. PRAYER -- This treatise on prayer comes from Book III, Chapter 20 of Calvin's seminal work, Institutes of the Christian Religion. In it, Calvin meditates on the Lord's Prayer as a model for meaningful praying. His method and meditation possess the same depth of scriptural and theological scholarship that characterize the wider body of his work. Although one can read these words on prayer simply because of their immense impact upon history, they can still challenge and instruct us today.
