Abstract

This paper draws on the doctrine of the Trinity in chapter 13 of Book I and the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Books III and IV of the "Institutes of the Christian Religion" (1559) in order to construct Calvin's pneumatology. Calvin's biblical exegesis and homiletics of the New Testament offer insight into Calvin's understanding of the doctrine. The author argues that the concept of communion with Christ becomes the nub of Calvin's pnematology, which is grounded in the doctrine of trinity, and serves as a thread through the work of the Holy Spirit in the areas of sanctification of the individual Christian and of the church as the body of Christ.

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