Institutes Study: Book 1, Chapters 14 & 15
Week 6 Study Questions
1. Did Calvin believe in a literal six day creation? Also, what does Calvin say about the age of the Earth?
He certainly seemed to. However, Calvin does not spend much if any effort defending a literal six day creation or trying to define the age of the Earth. Instead, he discourages meddlesome [...]
Posted at 10:18 pm on December 26, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Studies | Tagged: John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Calvinism, Reformed Theology | read on
Institutes Study: Book 1, Chapter 13
Week 5 Study Questions
1. For what purpose has God revealed to us that He is one God in three persons?
So that we might know him more clearly and intimately. Or as Calvin would put it, to “suppress all gross imaginations” and “check the audacity of the human mind.” Without God revealing himself as Trinity, man [...]
Posted at 2:09 pm on December 12, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Studies | Tagged: Calvinism, Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin, Reformed Theology | read on
