Widows, Deaconesses, and Nuns

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Book 4/Chapter 13

The case of enrolled widows (section 18)

1. What argument do the Romanists make from 1 Tim. 5:12?

2. What does Calvin grant?

3. What does he deny?

4. What three points does Calvin make about this?

Nuns are different (section 19)

1. What does Calvin call these enrolled widows?

2. What does Calvin call the vows of nuns?

3. What is the principal difference between the vows of nuns and the vows of widows/deaconnesses?

Binding vows (section 20)

1. Are monastic vows binding?

2. What is his reasoning?

3. What does God forbid?

Breaking vows (section 21)

1. Where has there been no bond?

2. What relation does all this have to the Jewish law?

3. What is characteristic of almost all monasteries?

These are the questions for the readings for Thursday, October 29, and those readings can be found here.

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Thomas Achord
Thomas Achord
8 years ago

What was the original reading for these questions? My wife and I are studying the topic.

Josh
Josh
3 years ago
Reply to  Thomas Achord

Probably a little late now. But it’s calvins institutes book 4 chapter 13. And 1 Timothy 5