NB: I’ll be on the road tomorrow so this puts us an extra day ahead.
Book 4/Chapter 14
Definition of a sacrament (section 1)
1. What does a sacrament do?
2. How does Calvin define a sacrament?
3. What is Augustine’s shorter definition?
Sacrament and mystery (section 2)
1. The Latin word sacrament translates what Greek word?
No naked sacrament (section 3)
1. What always precedes the sacrament?
2. Why does God give us sacraments?
What the Word does (section 4)
1. What does the Word that accompanies the sacrament do?
2. Does the mere speaking of the Word do anything?
3. What does the sacrament require in order to beget real faith?
Sacraments and seals (section 5)
1. How do we know that sacraments are seals?
2. How does a believer use the sacrament?
Signs of the covenant (section 6)
1. What relation does a sacrament have to the covenant?
2. What else does Calvin call the sacraments?
These are the questions for the readings for Friday, October 30, and those readings can be found here.