Book 3/Chapter 17 The Lord’s pleasure (section 5) 1. Why is the Lord pleased with the good works of the believer? 2. What is regeneration? 3. How does God embrace our good works? Promises (section 6) 1. Does Calvin acknowledge more than one kind of promise in the Old Testament? Righteousness (section 7) 1. Is …
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No Condemnation/Romans 26
INTRODUCTION: So what is the state of the wretched man now that he has been brought into Christ? What is the birthright of the new Israel? We now see Paul begin to develop his teaching of the Holy Spirit’s work throughout this chapter, and the glorious result of that work, which is the phrase no …
A Set of Secret Handshakes
My apologies to Lane, who gently nudged me into a response. I had for some reason missed his two earlier posts and was politely waiting around for him to get back to business. But alas, it was me who needed to get back to business, and I have nothing exculpatory to say. This post should …
Fulfilling the Promises
Book 3/Chapter 17 Good attitude toward good works (section 1) 1. Justification is to be separated from good works for what three reasons? 2. What is another argument for justification by works that Calvin answers here? Works do not attain the promises (section 2) 1. Why will we not attain to these promises through works? …
Pomo Goopy Thought
Justin Taylor links to an article by Kevin DeYoung on how it is the the new Calvinists are overwhelmingly complementarians. For those unfamiliar with the jargon, complementarian is the name of the position that resists the ordination of women, while egalitarians support that ordination. There are other issues involved, of course, but that is the …
Answering Slander
Book 3/Chapter 16 Answering slander (section 1) 1. What slanderous charge does Calvin answer next? 2. How does Calvin answer this? 3. So what is the relationship of our salvation to our works? Zeal for works (section 2) 1. Does Calvin acknowledge rewards? 2. What is our calling? Judgment according to works (section 3) 1. …
The Pie Topping Left
I have been quiet about Sarah Palin for a bit, not needing my comments count to soar into the stratosphere again, but I do want to give her a little bit of free advice. If you see her, pass this on, wouldja? You clearly won the round with David Letterman, but you were sailing a …
The Sum of All Piety
Book 3/Chapter 15 The sole foundation (section 5) 1. What is the sole foundation for our lives, according to Calvin? 2. What did Jesus not come to do? 3. If Christ is all, what follows? Death and life (section 6) 1. What are those in the state of death unable to do? Mother of errors …
No, No . . . Not a Handout
Can’t stand it. Gotta say something. As John Stott wrote somewhere, fuzzy thinking is one of the sins of the age. I was watching the tube this afternoon, and a commercial came on, urging us all to get behind the Affordable Health Care Rationing System, or whatever it is they are calling it these days. …