Book 1/Chapter 15
Renewal through Christ (section 4)
1. Since the image of God in man is a desolate ruin, how can we tell what it is like?
2. Do the elect in this life reflect any more of that image?
3. When does it attain its full splendor?
4. What does Calvin think of Augustine’s view that the soul reflects the Trinity?
A Manichaean error (section 5)
1. Who reintroduced the Manichaean error?
2. What does Calvin think of the idea that the soul was formed ex Deo instead of created ex nihilo?
The soul and its faculties (section 6)
1. Which of the philosophers, according to Calvin, had a decent conception of the soul?
2. The more someone approaches God, the more he proves what?
Understanding and will (section 7)
1. According to Calvin, what are the two faculties of the soul?
2. And which of these two is the governor?
These questions are for the readings on Saturday, February 14, 2009, and the readings can be found here.