Book 3/Chapter 21
The fathers on foreknowledge (section 8)
1. Which church fathers appealed to God’s foreknowledge of grace used well?
2. What is Calvin’s “the dog that did not bark” argument against this view?
3. What is the relationship between God’s grace and our fitness?
Thomist subtlety (section 9)
1. What does Calvin do with Thomas’ argument that merit is not the cause of predestination on God’s side, but it may be spoken of that way on our side?
Universality of the promise (section 10)
1. What is Calvin’s basic answer to those who say the universality of the promise nullifies special election?
2. What is the mother of faith?
Patronizing the apostle (section 11)
1. In what way do we wrong and patronize the apostle Paul?
2. What central argument does Calvin repeat here?
These are the questions for the readings for Tuesday, August 11, and those readings can be found here.