Book 3/Chapter 3
Faith and repentance (section 5)
1. What is the relationship of faith and repentance?
2. What does Calvin draw from the Hebrew and Greek meanings of their words for repentance?
Repentance defined (section 6)
1. What is the first of three heads in Calvin’s understanding of repentance?
Earnest fear (section 7)
1. What is the second of these three heads?
Mortification and vivification (section 8)
1. What simple expression of mortification and vivification is used by the prophets?
2. Is mortification easy?
Lifelong regeneration (section 9)
1. How does Calvin sum up his understanding of repentance?
2. Does this regeneration take place at one moment in time?
3. How does Calvin interpret the image of God?
These are the questions for the readings for Friday, May 22, and those readings can be found here.