Book 4/Chapter 3
An orderly call (section 10)
1. What things should be done “decently and in order” in the church?
2. Are some things more important than others in this regard?
The outer call (section 11)
1. What aspect of a man’s call to the ministry is Calvin treating?
2. Why does he pass over the inner call?
3. Is the outer call lawful even if a man being ordained has an evil conscience?
Qualifications for ministry (section 12)
1. What sort of man should be chosen to be a minister?
2. What does the church owe such men before ordaining them?
Apostolic selection (section 13)
1. Why does the selection of apostles not provide us with a pattern for selecting ministers?
Human agency (section 14)
1. Did God choose apostles in a way that excluded the church entirely?
Congregational voting (section 15)
1. What does Calvin deny to Titus and Timothy?
2. How were presbyters selected (Acts 14:23)?
3. What is a lawful call?
Ordination (section 16)
1. Is there a direct command to lay on hands in an ordination?
2. What does this remind the one being ordained of?
3. Who lays hands on the new pastor, according to Calvin?
These are the questions for the readings for Monday, September 7, and those readings can be found here.