Book 3/Chapter 25 This same body (section 7) 1. What does Calvin do with the idea that God gives us a completely new body, made from scratch? 2. Why is the promised “change of quality” important in this? 3. What is Calvin’s argument from headship on this? Burial rites (section 8) 1. What is the …
God’s Great Power to Raise
Book 3/Chapter 25 God’s power (section 4) 1. Why does Calvin argue that faith in the resurrection depends on faith in God’s omnipotence? Burial rites (section 5) 1. How does Calvin answer pagan unbelievers who deny the resurrection? Intermediate state (section 6) 1. What does Calvin teach about the intermediate state? These are the questions …
Christ the Risen
Book 3/Chapter 25 Resurrection hope (section 1) 1. Why is it hard for us to hope and trust in the coming resurrection? Receiving Christ’s benefits (section 2) 1. Who alone receives the fruit of Christ’s benefits? Christ the pioneer (section 3) 1. Does Calvin acknowledge the difficulty of believing in the resurrection? 2. What are …
But What About . . .
Book 3/Chapter 24 Other passages (section 15) 1. What problem does Calvin address next? 2. How does Calvin answer? Another (section 16) 1. How does Calvin handle 1 Tim. 2:3-4? 2. What is the second way he responds? One last objection (section 17) 1. What two elements of the problem does Calvin grant? 2. What …
No Seed of Election
Book 3/Chapter 24 Before the call (section 10) 1. Before one of the elect is called, is there any difference between him and any of the non-elect? 2. How does Calvin show this? Not growth from seed (section 11) 1. How does Calvin describe what happens to the elect? Preaching to a hundred (section 12) …
For the Most Part
For those who still care about these issues, allow me to point out what Calvin says in the course of today’s reading. He says that in order to understand the biblical phrase “many are called but few are chosen” we have to realize that there are two kinds of call, general and special. The general …
General and Special Call
Book 3/Chapter 24 In Christ alone (section 5) 1. Where is election alone to be found? 2. Who alone is the fountain of life? 3. If we then have been chosen in Christ, where will we not find assurance? 4. If we want more than to be sons and heirs, what would we have to …
Election and Call
Book 3/Chapter 24 Election and the call (section 1) 1. Why does God teach His elect? 2. Can grace be received by a hard heart? 3. What does Scripture couple together so that we know that free mercy is to be sought? 4. How does Augustine turn around the view that “willing and running” are …
Balanced Augustinianism
Book 3/Chapter 23 No injustice (section 11) 1. When God chooses some for life, and others not, why is He free from accusation? Not encouraging carelessness (section 12) 1. What is the next objection to this teaching? 2. Does Calvin acknowledge that some distort the doctrine this way? 3. But what does Paul say we …
Decretum Horribile
Book 3/Chapter 23 Man’s responsibility (section 6) 1. What is the next objection to election that Calvin answers? 2. Does Calvin agree that foreknowledge by itself is not deterministic? A predestined fall (section 7) 1. Does Calvin grant that the decree is dreadful? 2. If there were a legitimate complaint, where would it have to …