#Calvin repudiates pilgrimages as a means to earn merit by one’s own exertions. But the biblical theme of the Christian life or the life of the church as a #pilgrimage is dear to him, as it is to many throughout the history of Christian thought.

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Not a pilgrimage of self-discovery. Not a pilgrimage to accrue merits. Not a pilgrimage to make oneself worthy. It is the journey through this world, this life, to our true home, and to our Lord, who made the pilgrimage from heaven to earth to be our Savior.

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As such, the Christian life is not a pilgrimage of works, but a pilgrimage of grace. Not a journey to merit, but of sanctification.

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