Book 3/Chapter 14 No supererogation (section 15) 1. What is the only kind of supererogation that Calvin allows? Two plagues (section 16) 1. What are the two plagues that we must banish from our minds? Four causes (section 17) 1. What are the four causes of our salvation? 2. What is not included in this …
Above and Beyond?
Book 3/Chapter 14 Hatred of externals only (section 8) 1. What does the Lord abominate? 2. What is man in his highest moral splendor? 3. What is the first foundation? True believers (section 9) 1. What happens in believers each day? 2. What are our best works mixed with? Just one sin (section 10) 1. …
Slow That Arrogant Greedhead Down
John Adams once said that our Constitution presupposes a moral and a religious people. It is wholly unfit, he said, for any other. One of the places where this undoubted truth is most obvious is when we enter the realm of economics — the place where many Christians refuse to bring the lordship of Christ …
Wretched Man/Romans 25
INTRODUCTION: We have seen that the apostle Paul continues to answer the question created by the gospel of grace. Gentiles are under sin. Jews are under sin. They are both under sin. God promised to remake the world through Abraham, and God did this by sending a final Adam. This glorious message can be twisted …
Different Categories of Men
Book 3/Chapter 14 Four classes (section 1) 1. What are the four classes of men outlined by Calvin? Virtues of pagans (section 2) 1. How does Calvin account for pagan virtues, where they exist? 2. Does he lump pagan vice and virtue all together? 3. What kind of blessing does God give such men? True …
Authority and Story Telling
Nate had a really good interview hosted by Kevin Swanson here. The question asked and answered is “can Christians write interesting stories?” There is a lot of good stuff in this interview.
The Missing Spirit?
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Second Timothy, Part 2 “To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord” (2 Tim. 1:2). The apostle Paul thought of Timothy as a true and dear son, and addressed him that way. He …
A Very Pink Pig
One of the fundamental distinctions we need to learn to make is the one that exists between market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs. The terminology here is DiLorenzo’s — Rothbard made the same distinction, talking about free-market capitalists and state capitalists. The difference is not a slight one — think of a boar free in the …
Gladness in Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 13 Glory undiminished (section 1) 1. What two things does Calvin aim at in this section? 2. Who rises up against God? The praise of righteousness (section 2) 1. Where must the praise of righteousness remain? Unsettled peace (section 3) 1. How may a guilty conscience be quieted before God? Voiding the promise …
Follow Me Closely Here
President Obama has been diligently doing whatever he can do to stay out of the fracas that erupted in Iran after their elections, and he took this stand because of the history of American interference. The Iranian chokeholders were shooting down protesters in the streets, which our president was pleased to call a “debate.” Perhaps …