Book 4/Chapter 9
Preface on councils (section 1)
1. What is Calvin’s attitude toward the ancient councils?
2. What does the fact that he thinks less of the councils (formally) than his opponents not mean?
True and false councils (section 2)
1. In order for a council to have spiritual authority, what must it do?
With or without pastors (section 3)
1. What does Calvin prove from multiple places in the Old Testament?
A New Testament concern also (section 4)
1. Does this possibility only exist during the time of the Old Testament?
Discernment (section 5)
1. What does the pope think is necessary in order to be a true council?
2. How does this conflict with the word of Jeremiah the prophet?
These are the questions for the readings for Friday, October 2, and those readings can be found here.