Book 3/Chapter 14
Hatred of externals only (section 8)
1. What does the Lord abominate?
2. What is man in his highest moral splendor?
3. What is the first foundation?
True believers (section 9)
1. What happens in believers each day?
2. What are our best works mixed with?
Just one sin (section 10)
1. What will just one sin do?
The pivotal point (section 11)
1. What is the believers’ righteousness always to be considered?
2. What two reasons keep a believers’ work from being considered pure righteousness?
3. What is the pivotal point of dispute with the Schoolmen?
Supererogation (section 12)
1. What are works of supererogation?
2. Does Calvin allow for them?
Blunting the edge of the law (section 13)
1. What tendency does holding to works of supererogation have?
2. What position does Calvin reject with regard to those who keep the law partly?
3. What cannot overcome a single sin?
Ne plus ultra (section 14)
1. Is it possible to go beyond what God requires?
2. What should we not boast of?
These are the questions for the readings for Friday, July 3, and those readings can be found here.