Book 3/Chapter 2
Not all faith the same (section 9)
1. How does Calvin answer the proof from 1 Corinthians 13 that argues that if faith is described as being without love, there must something like unformed faith?
2. What mistake is made by Calvin’s adversaries here?
The faith of Simon Magus (section 10)
1. What common explanation of Simon Magus’ behavior does Calvin reject?
2. What kind of faith did he have then?
3. What is the human heart like, such that it makes self-deception possible?
The faith of the reprobate (section 11)
1. What is hard to some?
2. Yet what do the reprobate sometimes experience?
3. What does Calvin call the effecting of this kind of transitory faith?
Common faith (section 12)
1. In what way are the reprobate in this sense compared to a tree?
2. What is common faith?
These are the questions for the readings for Tuesday, May 12, and those readings can be found here.