The Creator and Creature

Book I/Chapter 5 The revolt (section 4) 9. What is the nature of the “detestable madness” Calvin refers to? 10. How do men acknowledge they are fearfully and wonderfully made and still deny God? 11. How far does God’s workmanship extend? 12. How does Calvin deal with Epicurus? Confusion of Creator and creature (section 5) …

From the Mouths of Infants

Book I/Chapter 5 God manifested (section 1) 1. How clear is God’s self-disclosure? 2. Does Calvin make a distinction between a seed of religion sowed in men’s minds and a revelation of Himself in creation? 3. Can men look where God is not plainly visible? Divine wisdom (section 2) 4. Can anyone see God in …

Forgiveness in the Wine

When the people of Israel sinned in the notorious golden calf incident, Moses responded by grinding their idol to powder, throwing it into the water, and making them drink it. They drank the object of their foul worship, thus becoming completely identified with it—in that case, for cursing. We also consume what we worship, partaking …