Just the Same

Book 4/Chapter 16 Father Abraham (section 13) 1. How are both circumcision and uncircumcision made equal in honor? 2. Why do Gentiles who believe not have to be circumcised? 3. Why does Paul deny that Abraham is father of the circumcision alone? Physical descent (section 14) 1. Does Calvin make physical descent from Abraham nothing? …

The Blessing of Christ

Book 4/Chapter 16 Blessing the children (section 7) 1. Why did the anabaptists not accept Christ blessing the children as a reason for baptizing them? 2. How does Calvin answer this? Argument from silence (section 8) 1. If we accepted that infant baptism is unbiblical because it is not mentioned, then what else is unbiblical? …

Calvin the Immersionist

Book 4/Chapter 15 Alien hodgepodge (section 19) 1. What does Calvin think of baptismal “extras” like chrism, exsufflation, and the like? 2. What should we omit from baptismal ceremonies? 3. What does Calvin say about the mode of baptism? 4. Nevertheless, what does he say the word “baptize” means? Baptism by laymen (section 20) 1. …

The President of Baptism

Book 4/Chapter 15 John’s baptism (section 7) 1. Does Calvin make any fundamental distinction between John’s baptism and Christian baptism? The president of baptism (section 8) 1. Who presides over baptism, whoever it is that administers it? Our Exodus (section 9) 1. Who is drowned in our baptism? Original sin (section 10) 1. For Calvin, …

Christ As the Constant

Book 4/Chapter 14 Value of circumcision (section 24) 1. Do New Testament statements disparaging circumcision, reduce that sacrament far below baptism? 2. What is the relationship of circumcision to baptism? Empty ceremonies (section 25) 1. How does Calvin explain the apostolic disparagement of Mosaic ceremonies? 2. How does Calvin approve such ceremonies? Some overstatement (section …

A Settled Sacramental Principle

Book 4/Chapter 14 A settled principle (section 17) 1. What should be a settled principle with regard to sacraments? 2. Under what conditions are sacraments spiritually useless? 3. Is God present in the institution? 4. How do sacraments work? Sacraments in a wider sense (section 18) 1. In the history of God’s people, what are …