Book 4/Chapter 14
The promise of Christ (section 20)
1. Why did the sacraments vary in the time of the Old Testament?
2. What were some Levitical sacraments?
3. How many ordinary sacraments do we have now that Christ has come?
4. Would Calvin be willing to call anything else a sacrament?
Looking forward to Christ (section 21)
1. What was the meaning of circumcision?
Fully expressed (section 22)
1. What is different about the sacraments in the new covenant?
2. What did Augustine call the blood and water that came from Christ’s side?
Shared reality (section 23)
1. Though Christ is more fully expressed in our sacraments, is He more fully present in them?
2. What does Paul do to warn the Corinthians by the example of the Jews in the wilderness?
3. What did the Jews receive in their sacraments?
These are the questions for the readings for Wednesday, November 4, and those readings can be found here.