Book 2/Chapter 11
The difference in detail (section 8)
1. Why is the New Testament spiritual?
2. What is the final contrast between the testaments?
3. What is the difference between the moral law and the ceremonial law in the Old Testament?
Bondage and freedom (section 9)
1. What is the fourth contrast between the testaments?
2. How then were Old Testament saints saved?
3. Nevertheless, what did these true saints of the Old Testament still have to do?
Aspiring to Christ (section 10)
1. How did the holy patriarchs live under the Old Covenant?
All nations (section 11)
1. What is the fifth difference, which may be added?
Calling of the Gentiles (section 12)
1. What is therefore a “notable mark” of the excellence of the New Testament?
2. Had the Old Testament foretold this?
Is God inconsistent then (section 13)?
1. Why did God change His manner of administration?
A basic assumption (section 14)
1. What is Calvin’s basic assumption about all God’s dealings with man?
2. Is God doing all this for His own sake?
These are the questions for the readings for Monday, April 20, and those readings can be found here.