Book 1/Chapter 11 Foolish Evasions (section 11) 1. What is the “wily distinction?” 2. Why does it not work? Art (section 12) 1. Is Calvin opposed to art? 2. What may we paint? The Pure Church (section 13) 1. How long was the Church free from images? 2. What images belong in Church? Nicea (section …
Images As Books?
Book I/Chapter 11 Books of the Unlearned (section 5) 1. Who first argued that images are books for the unlearned? 2. What is the problem with this argument? 3. What scriptural passages show this? Contrary Opinions (section 6) 1. Who among the early fathers differed with Gregory’s view? 2. What early church council prohibited images …
What the World Pants After
Book I/Chapter 11 Pictorial Representation (section 1) 1. What does Scripture everywhere contrast God with? 2. What does the world pant after? 3. What corrupts the glory of God? 4. Why were the Greeks “not as bad” as the rest? God’s Being (section 2) 1. What did God make a point of telling the Hebrews …
What Is Enough For Us?
Book I/Chapter 10 The Creator God (section 1) 1. What should it be enough for us to do? The Attributes of God (section 2) 1. What attributes are announced by God’s name? 2. What three things about God are necessary for us to know? Heathen Knowledge (section 3) 1. How can we know that the …
Westminsterian Assurance
In his most recent post on assurance and apostasy, Lane frames the question of assurance this way: “Can a believer be absolutely assured of his own salvation in knowing that he is decretally elect?” In this, as with so many other details of our controversy, what Lane says is suspect when you hold it next …
Reining in Fanatics
Book I/Chapter 9 Fanatical appeal (section 1) 1. Why do some abandon Scripture? 2. How can they justify this? What argument do they use? 3. How does Calvin answer this from Paul? The Holy Spirit (section 2) 1. Why do we need a distinguishing mark or test to tell if it is the work of …
Keeping Works and Grace Distinct
I need to get caught up with Lane, being two behind. This is a response to his post here. Three points: The first is that Lane points out an apparent contradiction between me and my friend Steve Wilkins, and asks “which one is correct?” The answer, of course, is that I am. Seriously, the quote …
Veracity of Scripture
Book I/Chapter 8 Miracles (section 5) 1. Summarize Calvin’s fifth argument for the veracity of Scripture. Miracles II (section 6) 1. How can this argument carry any force for us when we ourselves have not seen any of the miracles? Fulfilled Prophecy (section 7) 1. What is his seventh argument? Fulfilled Prophecy II (section 8) …
When the Majesty is Brought
Book I/Chapter 8 Superior Wisdom (section 1) 1. Does human reason go the “whole distance” in giving us evidence that the Scriptures are God’s word? 2. Does this it proves nothing? 3. What is necessary before these secondary proofs are worth anything? 4. In the first line what does “this certainty” refer to? 5. There …
The Beginning of True Doctrine
Book I/Chapter 7 The Holy Spirit (section 4) 1. What is the foundation for credibility in any doctrine? 2. What is the secret testimony of the Spirit? 3. Those who try to build faith in the Bible through disputation are doing what? 4. The testimony of the Spirit is superior to what? 5. Scripture characterizes …