Titus 1:12 - Why all Cretans are Liars

All Cretans are liars. It is the statement of one of the islanders himself, quoted by Paul as a prophetic testimony revealing the truth about a lying society, it is about people who behave beastly, and about the veneration of the belly. Does that only occur in Crete, so that only there were gainsayers who spoke up?

Calvin on Piety: Practical Dimensions

Though John Calvin’s conviction was that God uses the church to nurture Christian growth, he did not see this as undermining the need for personal piety. Piety must also be cultivated personally. This article shows how Calvin saw prayer, repentance, self-denial, cross-bearing, meditation on the future life, and obedience as essential for the development of personal piety.