The Calvinist International
Below are Ambrosiaster’s comments on 1 Cor. 2:4: “And my speech and my preaching were not in the persuasion of human wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and power of God.” He here dilates upon the difference between God’s wisdom and man’s wisdom, between power and mere words. Text and Translation Et sermo […]
In 1 Corinthians 1:5, Paul tells the Corinthians why he is thankful: Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. I give thanks to my God at all times concerning you for the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus. The […]
In honor of Luther day, a couple of excerpts from the commentary on Romans by the so-called “Ambrosiaster.” First, on 3:24: “Justificati gratis per gratiam ipsius.” Justificati sunt gratis, quia nihil operantes, neque vice reddentes, sola fide justificati sunt dono Dei. “Per redemptionem quae in Christo Jesu.” Gratiam Dei in Christo esse testatur; quia voluntate […]
Romans 2:14–15 is one of the most important of biblical texts that bear on the idea of “natural law.” I’d like over time to compile a sort of catena of Western exegesis of this passage (admittedly, the surrounding verses are important too, but I’m trying to keep it manageable). I will try to go in chronological […]