Here we find Dr. Calvin's exegetical skills on full display as he interprets the Scripture in regard to the person of the Son. Whether it be John 1:1, the Psalms, the historical books or the prophets, he makes the case for Christ's deity from every portion of God's revealed word. I found his exegesis of Judges 6 and 7 particularly cogent.
No matter how Servetus "yelped" (I particularly liked that bit), nor how our contemporaries might wish to explain it away, the biblical case for the deity of Christ is simply unassailable, and I doubt that many could be found to defend that deity with such clarity and thoroughness, and in such short compass, as Calvin does here.
Certainly, we applaud, and praise God, for all those who seek to set forth the truth of Christ's divine nature. But if one were to look for a short, but powerful and cogent defense, one could do no better than to turn to these sections of the Institutes. It would do us well to mark them for future reference.
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