John Calvin’s Illustrated Institutes, Book 1

The Word of God, Chapters 6-9

Paperback

88 pages

ISBN: 9798887792125

Release Date: 6/24/26

This is where our adventure gets really exciting! Calvin is about to show us how God reveals himself most clearly-through his Word, the Bible.

Think about it like this: God revealed his power through creation, but then he gave us something even better so we could actually know him personally. Imagine squinting at everything because you can't see clearly. Then you put on glasses, and everything suddenly comes into focus. The Bible is our pair of glasses.

Creation is amazing, but it's like a teacher who can only point at things without explaining them. In the Bible, God actually speaks directly to us, telling us his name, his promises, and his plan to rescue us.

Are you ready to dive into Scripture with Calvin and discover the most incredible treasure of all-truly knowing God through his Word?

Get ready to explore:

• Why we need Scripture: We'll see why the Bible is absolutely essential. Only Scripture can fix our confused ideas and give us real, saving knowledge of God.
• How God speaks through the Bible: We'll discover that God's Word isn't just an ancient book gathering dust-it's alive, powerful, and completely trustworthy. It's our only reliable guide to knowing what God is actually like.
• The Bible's authority: Is Scripture just another human book, or is there something special about it? Calvin explains that the Bible's authority comes straight from God and the Holy Spirit helps us recognize this truth.
• Scripture as our guide: We'll learn how the Bible works like a flashlight in darkness, showing us the way forward when everything else is confusing.

Ready for the Adventure?

Here's the bottom line: God hasn't left us guessing. He gave us creation to point us toward him, and he gave us his Word to show us exactly who he is and how we can know him.

So, are you ready to dive into Scripture with Calvin and discover the most incredible treasure of all-truly knowing God through his Word?

Let's do this!

 

About the Editors

Martin Williams has served as a lecturer in New Testament and Greek at the Reformed Theological College, Melbourne, Australia, since 2012. Previously he taught New Testament at the Faculty of Theology in Cameroon, West Africa, and ministered as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Martin is married to Joy, and together they are raising their three children—Jonathan, Sarah, and Hannah.

Joy Williams, originally a Korean missionary, has devoted her life to serving across Africa and Asia, blending her nursing expertise with a passion for gospel-centered ministry. Her work in countries such as Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines cultivated a deep commitment to cross-cultural service and care for the vulnerable. She later studied theology at Laidlaw College in New Zealand and now mentors women at the Reformed Theological College in Australia.

About the Illustrator

Paul Cox has worked full-time as an illustrator since 2009 providing character designs, storyboards, and marketing comic strips to various businesses throughout his career. He is the creator of RefToons (www.reftoons.com), a comic strip that combines comics with theology by illustrating quotes from theologians of the past. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in southern Wisconsin with their four children—Donovan, Bailey, McKenna, and Harper, and a few noisy chickens.