Sure,

The author/teacher is Anglican and also somewhat ecumenical (which may influence his perspective - but it's still worth exploring his POV I think)

http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=6633&pc=Religion

http://www.ctsfw.edu/events/symposia/papers/sym2007cary.pdf

I think the commentator is saying that Calvin/Zwingli are too fixed inward and are depending on their own faith as the means for obtaining faith and fueling the sacrament of the Eucharist(and that because of our natural psychological processes we will wrestle and be plauged with doubts and crisises of faith as to whether we truly are a true believer)but instead, as Luther taught, we should look outside ourselves to Jesus and His promises as the basis for our faith.

Personally, as somebody who struggles with doubt about my own faith/standing before God/election this sounds appealing becasue let's be honest how can we ever be sure if we are truly saved? (a true child of God). IF we are constantly fixed inward to know we have faith we can drive ourselves nuts but if we are convicted of our sins and look outward for deliverence that's when we stop with the constant introspection (which can be a vicious cycle) that Calvin may have endorsed??? and look at Jesus and what He has done to deliver us from our sins.



Am I off-base here? Or am I mischaracterizing Calvin and his beliefs/teachings? I really do want to be set straight!

thanks!

The mercy of God is necessary not only when a person repents, but even to lead him to repent, Augustine