Book I/Chapter 13
God & Reason (section 1)
1. What are two different kinds of errors that arise concerning God’s spiritual and infinite essence?
2. Why does God speak “sparingly” of His essence?
3. How must we not measure God?
4. What does Calvin mean when he says that God “lisps” to us?
5. What does Calvin teach us that is related to the recent openness-of-God teaching?
Three “Persons?” (section 2)
1. Why does God reveal Himself as triune?
2. What is the scriptural basis for using the term hypostasis?
3. Why does Calvin infer a differing hypostasis for the Son? On what textual basis?
4. What is not lawful to make manifold?
5. How do translation issues bear on this?
Terminology (section 3)
1. Why do some object to such terminology?
2. How does Calvin answer this?
3. Does Calvin think the critics have a point at all?
4. How much should such terminology be used?
Screening False Teachers (section 4)
1. When is such terminology particularly useful?
2. What is the characteristic device of heretics?
These questions are for the readings on January 30, 2009, day 30, and the readings can be found here.