Book 1/Chapter 14
Victory (section 18)
1. What impact do the devils have on believers?
2. On unbelievers?
3. Can believers ever be utterly thrown down by the devil?
4. What is the nature of the reciprocity between Christ’s kingdom and the devil’s?
Devils are Real (section 19)
1. What do angels and devils have in common?
2. How does eternal punishment teach us about the reality of angels?
Fruitful Creation (section 20)
1. Is Calvin insensible to the beauties of the creation?
2. What image does he use to describe it?
3. Is the beauty of nature the chief evidence of faith?
4. Does Calvin believe God created ex nihilo?
Seeing God’s Works (section 21)
1. How much time could we spend in contemplating God’s wisdom in the creation, “as in mirrors”?
2. Why does Calvin have to bring his discussion of this to an end?
Contemplating Creational Goodness (section 22)
1. What should our response be to all of this?
2. What is the actual apparent difficulty in six day creation?
These questions are for the readings on Thursday, February 12, 2009, and the readings can be found here.