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John Calvin had a profound understanding of the atoning work of Christ. In this book, Robert Peterson first examines what Calvin says regarding the love of God, the Incarnation, and Christ’s offices of Prophet, Priest and King. He goes on to consider Calvin’s comments on other aspects of Christ’s work: he is the Second Adam, the Victor, the Substitute, the Sacrifice and the Example.

of sin is theologically prior to his doctrine of atonement, it is still not the best starting point for that doctrine. One must reach back to the eternal counsels of the triune God to locate the ultimate source of Calvin’s doctrine of Christ’s work. The free love of God in Jesus Christ is the starting point for Calvin’s doctrine of the atonement. In his commentary on John 3:16, Calvin specifies as much: ‘Christ shows the first cause and as it were source of our salvation. And this He does that no
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