Book 3/Chapter 7 Owned by another (section 1) 1. What is the central principle to remember in Christian living? 2. What must reason give way to with regard to submission? True devotion (section 2) 1. What does godly self-denial lead to? 2. What happens when virtue is pursued for its own sake? Self-denial (section 3) …
The Bond of Holiness
Book 3/Chapter 6 Christian life (section 1) 1. What is the object of regeneration? 2. What is one danger for those who heartily repent? 3. What is different between the teaching of the Holy Spirit and the teaching of moral philosophers? Two main aspects (section 2) 1. What are the two main aspects of scriptural …
Saved As Through Fire
Book 3/Chapter 5 The crucial passage (section 9) 1. What passage in Paul was considered by Calvin to be crucial to the purgatory debate? 2. How does Calvin handle this passage? 3. And what class of men does this testing come upon? The fathers (section 10) 1. Does Calvin acknowledge that many of the fathers …
Calvin and Purgatory
Book 3/Chapter 5 Indulgences and the unity of redemption (section 5) 1. What does the practice of offering indulgences do to the redemption of Christ? Purgatory (section 6) 1. What destroys the notion of purgatory before it is even discussed? 2. Could the idea of purgatory be a trifle not worth discussing at all? Proofs …
Making Christ a Saintlet
Book 3/Chapter 5 Indulgences (section 1) 1. From which doctrine does the practice of granting indulgences flow? 2. Does Calvin want to argue with the men who advance these notions? Root and fruit (section 2) 1. What do many people see, and what do they miss? 2. What do indulgences establish? Fathers against indulgences (section …
Past and Future
Book 3/Chapter 4 Orientation (section 33) 1. What is the difference between discipline and punishment with respect to time? 2. While we as children of God are afflicted, what is it for? Not to lose heart (section 34) 1. Why must believers be exhorted not to lose heart? David’s discipline (section 35) 1. Why was …
Discipline and Punishment
Book 3/Chapter 4 Penalty and guilt (section 30) 1. Does the Bible teach that Christ paid the penalty for our sins? 2. If we are delivered from guilt through Christ, what must happen with the penalties? Punishment and discipline (section 31) 1. What are the two kinds of judgment, according to Calvin? 2. What role …
Forgiveness All the Way Down
Book 3/Chapter 4 Full satisfaction (section 26) 1. What doctrine was Calvin countering here? Two problems (section 27) 1. What two things is Calvin concerned to press home in this section? Venial and mortal (section 28) 1. What does Calvin do with the distinction between venial and mortal sin? 2. What objection does he dismiss? …
Free Forgiveness
Book 3/Chapter 4 Deep uncertainty (section 21) 1. What is the central problem with auricular confession? Protestant absolution (section 22) 1. Why is the Protestant practice free of “these absurdities”? Discipline (section 23) 1. Why do passages like Matt. 18:15-18 have nothing to do with auricular confession? Twin errors (section 24) 1. What are the …
The Spirit and the Keys
Book 3/Chapter 4 Pernicious effects (section 18) 1. Does Calvin agree that sins should be confessed singly? 2. What promise from the prophet Ezekiel does he quote? Wholesale confession (section 19) 1. What is the problem with the requirement that Catholics make confession once a year? Power of the keys (section 20) 1. According to …