Book 3/Chapter 21 Predestination (section 1) 1. What reveals the wonderful depth of God’s judgment? 2. What are two characteristics of the doctrine? 3. What tears humility up by the roots? 4. What are the three benefits? 5. What happens if men pry too deeply into the subject? The rule for discussion (section 2) 1. …
The Sum of All Lawful Prayers
Book 3/Section 20 The sixth petition (section 46) 1. What is the sixth petition? 2. How should we pray against two opposite temptations? 3. What makes very little difference? Public prayers (section 47) 1. What should the prayers of Christians be? 2. What is signified by the amen? The sum of the acceptable (section 48) …
Daily Bread
Book 3/Chapter 20 The fourth petition (section 44) 1. What do we do in the second half of the prayer? 2. What is the fourth petition? 3. What do some who entrust their souls to God still struggle with? 4. When our storehouses are stuffed and our cellars full, what should we still do? The …
Three Petitions
Book 3/Chapter 20 The first petition (section 41) 1. What is the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer? 2. What are we always bidden to be concerned for in our prayers? The second petition (section 42) 1. What is the second petition? 2. What relation does the second petition have to the first? 3. How …
Shutting the Gate of Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 The Lord’s Prayer (section 34) 1. The Lord’s Prayer is a table of what? Six petitions (section 35) 1. How many petitions does Calvin divide the Lord’s Prayer into? 2. How are those six divided? In calling Him Father (section 36) 1. What are we doing when we call God Father? 2. …
The Great Value of Music
Sorry — got a day behind. Should be caught up later today. Book 3/Chapter 20 Public temples (section 30) 1. What do we need to have since there needs to be common prayers for believers? 2. Public prayer is lawful provided what? 3. Do the buildings make prayers more holy? Singing (section 31) 1. Does …
Private and Public Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 Private prayer (section 28) 1. What should accompany our reception from God’s hand all the blessings He gives? 2. If we fail to offer Him praise for His blessings, what is our silence? 3. Why do some mumble as they pray? Public prayer (section 29) 1. Does God appoint public hours for …
The Mother of Right Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 Departed saints (section 24) 1. What would prayers to the departed saints do to “their own repose”? 2. And what do such prayers presuppose about the saints abilities? Invocation of the patriarchs (section 25) 1. What did invocation of the patriarchs mean? 2. Whose name should we rather put forward rather than …
Angels and Saints
Book 3/Chapter 20 One mediator (section 20) 1. What error of the Sophists does Calvin address next? 2. Who alone bears the petitions of God’s people to God? Departed saints (section 21) 1. How would departed saints need to petition God? 2. What is the import of this observation? 3. Why do people feel a …
Advocate and Mediator
Book 3/Chapter 20 Constant forgiveness (section 16) 1. How can our prayers obtain an answer? 2. Does Calvin give any examples of intemperate prayers that are answered? 3. Should the defects in these prayers be repudiated? 4. Is it legitimate to raise hands in prayer? Two offices (section 17) 1. What two offices of Christ …