A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin — Book Review

This short book is actually part of Calvin’s famous theological work, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. In it he addresses some of the practical questions believers have about living out their faith. The five chapters are:

1. Scripture’s Call to Christian Living
2. Self-denial in the Christian Life
3. Bearing Our Cross Is a Part of Self-Denial
4. Meditation on Our Future Life
5. How the Present Life and Its Comforts Should Be Used

The text is very readable, and still relevant to Christians today. Although I am a Lutheran, not a Calvinist, I found nothing objectionable in the theology presented.

P.S. I chose to read this book as part of my congregation’s reading challenge — Read With Me. It fulfills the category of read a book by an author who shares your initials! It’s was an unlikely pick, but one I unexpectedly enjoyed.

VERDICT: 5 STARS

For more about John Calvin see these posts:

A Quote from John Calvin

Know God — Know Thyself

Predestination continued ….