Merit is a very tricky word in Reformed systematics. It is not the same as mere value. A beautiful painting has artistic value, and I like it because of that value, but the painting has not “merited” my reward. You can love your wife because she is beautiful, nice, sweet, and the [...]
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John Calvin on Merit vs. Reward
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