A Pilgrimage Through the Institutes of the Christian Religion 1.5.11 The Foolishness of Philosophy

Welcome to the Cage Stage Crusader! In this episode, we meticulously dissect one of the most ferocious theological beatdowns in Reformed history—John Calvin’s scathing takedown of pagan philosophy and vulgar superstition in Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1.5.11.

What You’ll Learn:

Why Plato, Aristotle, and Nietzsche are fools before the Triune God

How the noetic effects of sin corrupt even the brightest minds

The insanity of idolatry among the common people

What the Bible says about the universal suppression of truth (Romans 1)

Why general revelation condemns but cannot save

How Calvin’s thought anticipates presuppositional apologetics

The role of Van Til, Bahnsen, and Owen in continuing Calvin’s polemic

Why atheistic worldviews collapse under their own absurdity

The idol-factory of the human heart and mind

Why every man knows God, but most hate Him

This is no soft-spoken devotional. This is war—against lies, vanity, and philosophical arrogance. This is theology with teeth.

Whether you're a seminary student, a street preacher, or just cage stage and caffeinated, this video equips you with doctrinal precision and spiritual ammunition. Let Calvin teach you how to laugh at Plato, mock the madness of the mob, and worship the one true God in clarity and truth.

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00:00 opening song is AI generated
05:30 point 1 The clarity of God’s revelation in creation is met with human stupidity.
20:48 point 2 People rarely acknowledge the Creator when observing the world.
30:30 point 3 Supernatural events are often misattributed to chance.
44:20 point 4 Even when God compels our attention, we distort His truth.
56:20 point 5 All people invent false views of God in unique ways.
01:55:36 point 6 Even the greatest philosophers fall into monstrous error.
02:22:47 point 7 Plato, though more moderate, still strays into absurdity.
03:26:04 Point 8 The philosophers' errors undermine their credibility as guides.
03:54:20 point 9 Belief in providence is contradicted by practical atheism.
04:23:29 point 10 The common people are even more outrageous in their profanations.