Book 4/Chapter 12
Practice of discipline (section 6)
1. What are the two kinds of sins that church must address?
2. What kind of sin does the church not address?
3. How does the church handle scandalous public sins?
Princes and citizens alike (section 7)
1. Who is subject to discipline?
2. Do the elders take action in isolation?
3. Why is this necessary?
A chief fault of the ancients (section 8)
1. What aspect of church discipline in the early church is Calvin critical of?
Limits of love (section 9)
1. What should temper our discipline?
Excommunication as a corrective (section 10)
1. What are the two ways of putting a man away from the church?
2. What is the difference?
3. How often is anathema used?
4. Why must gentleness be maintained in censures?
An early witness (section 11)
1. Which church father does Calvin cite in defense of this position?
Dealing with rigorists (section 12)
1. What group contemporary with Calvin resembled the ancient Donatists?
2. Do such men really hate other men’s wickedness?
These are the questions for the readings for Tuesday, October 20, and those readings can be found here.