I can think of at least three different ways this strip encapsulates what I love about Christmas.
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3 comments
Leigh says:
Dec 20, 2007
Me, too; Calvin is the best!
Clifford Swartz says:
Dec 23, 2007
Hi Dave — congrats on the new blog.
Below is a snippet from the other Calvin on the same topic!
He, on the other hand, is justified who is regarded not as a sinner, but as righteous, and as such stands acquitted at the judgment-seat of God, where all sinners are condemned. As an innocent man, when charged before an impartial judge, who decides according to his innocence, is said to be justified by the judge, as a man is said to be justified by God when, removed from the catalogue of sinners, he has God as the witness and assertor of his righteousness. In the same manner, a man will be said to be justified by works, if in his life there can be found a purity and holiness which merits an attestation of righteousness at the throne of God, or if by the perfection of his works he can answer and satisfy the divine justice. On the contrary, a man will be justified by faith when, excluded from the righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous. Thus we simply interpret justification, as the acceptance with which God receives us into his favor as if we were righteous; and we say that this justification consists in the forgiveness of sins and the imputation of the righteousness of Christ.
(from the Institutes, book 3, ch 11).
Sorry for the annoyingly long post!
Merry Christmas —
Cliff
DZ says:
Dec 28, 2007
Wow, Cliff! Awesome. Thanks!