Book 4/Chapter 20 Ordained by God (section 4) 1. What is Calvin’s first argument that the office of magistrate is ordained by God? 2. What enables kings to reign in justice? 3. What different kinds of rule are ordained by God? So-called Christian perfection (section 5) 1. How does Calvin answer those who say that …
Governments for Body and Soul
Book 4/Chapter 20 Civil government (section 1) 1. What sort of two-fold government is man under? 2. What two elements are found in the government of the body? 3. What two errors are common with regard to this question? Different, not antithetical (section 2) 1. As long as we live among men, what five things …
Ceremonies That Declare the Promise
Book 4/Chapter 19 No word for the grease (section 31) 1. What does Augustine say happens when the word is withdrawn from the water? 2. What does this do to the Romanists’ anointing oil? 3. What kind of ingenious religion are they attempting to create? Duties of deacons (section 32) 1. What is Calvin’s central …
History of the Tonsure
Book 4/Chapter 19 History of the tonsure (section 27) 1. What was the origin of the tonsure? All of us priests (section 28) 1. Does Calvin affirm the priesthood of all believers here? 2. Why is ordination not a sacrament? Ceremony of ordination (section 29) 1. Why does Calvin not accept the appeal to the …
Holy Orders
Book 4/Chapter 19 Clerical orders (section 22) 1. What does Calvin point out about the sacrament of holy orders? 2. Do their writers agree on how many clerical offices there are? Christ and seven offices (section 23) 1. What is Calvin’s response to the claim that Christ occupied all seven offices, thus sanctifying them? Lower …
Some Calvin a Bit Out of Order
It appears that I neglected to post the questions for this section a few days ago. Oops. Book 4/Chapter 19 Not a word game (section 1) 1. Who ordains the establishment of sacraments? 2. Is Calvin simply contending over names? 3. What authority does Calvin grant to Christians? Divine authority (section 2) 1. Who alone …
Institution and Promise
Book 4/Chapter 19 Penance no sacrament (section 15) 1. What is Calvin’s restatement of his definition of a sacrament? 2. What advantage should we gain from a sacrament? Why not absolution (section 16)? 1. How does Calvin “kill these beasts in their own arena”? Return to baptism (section 17) 1. What is the sacrament of …
Catechism and Real Confirmation
Book 4/Chapter 19 On par with Donatists (section 10) 1. In what way do those who put confirmation ahead of baptism compare to the ancient Donatists? Less than dung (section 11) 1. What trivial argument does Calvin dismiss? 2. What value does Calvin place on this oil? Value from ancient times (section 12) 1. How …
No Supplement to Baptism
Book 4/Chapter 18 Laying on of hands (section 6) 1. Why must the Holy Spirit still be present in the church today? 2. Why does Calvin say that the Romanists’ laying on of hands is not the same as the apostolic practice? Anointing with oil (section 7) 1. What is Calvin’s central objection to their …
Christ the Altar
Book 4/Chapter 18 Sacrifices of praise (section 17) 1. How does Calvin demonstrate that it is legitimate to understand “sacrifice” as an offering of praise? 2. Where do we lay our gifts? Filth in a golden cup (section 18) 1. What does Calvin compare the abomination of the Mass to? 2. What does the Mass …