Prayer: Intercessory Prayer in the Reformed Tradition
Teaching on Prayer from John Calvin: Intercessory Prayer in the Reformed Tradition
This is a spiritual discipline on intercession and prayer for others, drawing on James 5:16, Romans 8:34 and 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
John Calvin taught that intercessory prayer is not merely a personal devotion but a sacred duty owed to the body of Christ. In the Institutes he wrote: "We are not only permitted but commanded to pray for one another. By this means we both exercise love toward our brethren and participate in the common benefit which flows from it." Calvin saw intercession as a reflection of Christ's own intercessory work at the right hand of the Father.…
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