Faith Unfeigned: Four Sermons Concerning Matters Most Useful for the Present Time with a Brief Exposition of Psalm 87 Robert Philip 9781848711242

9781848711242

For this ‘Apostle of England’ the Bible must not only be translated

Few people could say that they never have any doubts about the reality or goodness of God

These date from 1821

Faith Unfeigned: Four Sermons Concerning Matters Most Useful for the Present Time with a Brief Exposition of Psalm 87 Robert Philip 9781848711242Faith Unfeigned comprises four sermons preached by Calvin in 1549 and reworked by him for publication in 1552. They deal with a very practical problem: How to confess Christ and maintain the integrity of one's faith in a hostile environment where believers face not only ostracism but persecution and even death. Calvin's advice is firmly based on the scriptural premise that we belong, body and soul, to God our loving Father and to Christ our faithful