Alex Early April 2, 2021 John Calvin: The Purpose of the Gospel Alex Early April 2, 2021 “The purpose of the gospel is the restoration in us of the image of God which had been canceled by sin and that this restoration is progressive and goes on during our whole life, because God makes his glory to shine in us little by little.” — John Calvin, Commentary on II Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1974), 47.