Book 1/Chapter 14
More About Angels (section 8)
1. What does Calvin think about sketching detailed hierarchies for the angels? Why?
2. How many angels are there?
3. What sort of body do angels have?
4. What must we be careful not to do in discussing this subject?
Angels As Real Creatures (section 9)
1. Does Calvin believe angels to be real?
2. Do angels have features of personality?
Angels Not Divine (section 10)
1. Once we have settled that angels exist, what is the opposite error that we can fall into?
2. What does this error do to the glory that is due to Christ?
Angels As Ministers (section 11)
1. What task do the angels have?
2. What example of this does Calvin give?
Angels Not to be a Distraction (section 12)
1. If angels are given to help us stay close to God, what “preposterous” error might we commit?
2. Does God promise us angelic help so that we may “divide our trust”?
Scripture Equips Us Against the Devils (section 13)
1. Why does Scripture describe the devil in terms of great power?
2. How does this help us?
These questions are for the readings on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, and the readings can be found here.