John Calvin
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In 1548, John Calvin released his influential Commentaries on six of St. Pauls Epistles, which includes insights on Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Timothy. Within these commentaries, the distinctive doctrines that characterize Calvins theological perspective emerge naturally, shaped by the context of the biblical text. (Source Thomas Henry Dyer, The Life of John Calvin, 1850, p.196 & 441)
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A spoken, passage-by-passage encounter with John Calvin's exacting interpretation of Ephesians and its consequences for Christian belief and conduct.
Calvins Commentary on Ephesians presents John Calvin's close reading of Paul's letter as a serialized spoken text. The narration moves passage by passage, pairing theological argument with attention to wording, translation, and practical consequence.
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A stern, exacting reading of Ephesians that makes conversion and forgiveness feel morally unavoidable.
Paul's warning in Ephesians 4 is handled with severity and care. The old life is not presented as something to be polished up, but as something to be put off, while the new life is cast in the language of repentance, self-denial, and the regeneration of the Holy Spirit.
A stern, lucid move from darkness into light, ending with thanksgiving as a steady discipline.
The piece keeps close to Paul's warning against sophistry that excuses sin, and it treats judgment as a living warning rather than a distant idea.
A severe, exacting reading that ends in plain marital duty.
Calvin reads Ephesians 5:21-33 as a passage that moves from sacramental argument to marriage duties, and he returns often to a few phrases that carry the weight of his case.
A clear, stern reading of spiritual warfare, prayer, and bold speech.
Calvin reads Paul's armor passage as a call to confidence rather than a prompt for elaborate allegory, and that choice gives the piece its edge.
A stern, clear reading of household duty, authority, and God's impartial judgment.
Calvin reads Ephesians 6:1-9 as a hard, disciplined account of duty under God. Children, parents, servants, and masters are all measured by the same demand for obedience, restraint, and accountability.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
The commentary moves through Ephesians with a steady concern for doctrine and order.
The speaker returns to the exhortation to put off the old man and presses the command to do so.
Calvin takes up Paul’s call to be strong in the Lord and to put on the whole armor of God.
Paul’s warning comes first.
This episode presents a reading and analysis of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians 6:1-9, focusing on the Apostle Paul's instructions to children and parents, then to servants and masters.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 1, verses 15-23, explaining Paul's thanksgiving and prayer for the Ephesians.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 6, explaining Paul's sending of Tychicus and the apostle's care for the churches.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians, explaining the apostle Paul's salutation and theological concepts like predestination and grace.
John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 2, explaining spiritual death and God's grace.
John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 2, explaining the reconciliation of Gentiles through Christ.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 4, focusing on Christian living and unity.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 3, explaining Paul's imprisonment and the revelation of the gospel to the Gentiles.
A reading of John Calvin's commentary on Ephesians chapter 3, discussing prayer, the work of the Holy Spirit, and refuting Pelagian and Catholic views on grace.
John Calvin's commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians, explaining the doctrine of election and God's grace.