W. Robert Godfrey Archive

Worship: Evangelical or Reformed?

April 1, 2002

There are substantive differences between evangelical and Reformed churches on worship.

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Calvin, Bolsec and the Reformation

February 9, 2001

In 1551 – four hundred fifty years ago – a dramatic confrontation occurred in Geneva between John Calvin and Jerome Bolsec over the doctrine of predestination. Today that controversy is largely forgotten, but it was a significant episode that provides a remarkable window on the character and meaning of the Reformation.

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Genesis One and the Church Today

January 29, 2001

An examination of the controversial place the opening chapter of Genesis has played in ecclesiastical debates both inside and outside Reformed denominations.

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Psalms, Hymns, and Watts

January 13, 2001

There are parallels between the new hymnody of the present day and the state of church music in the late seventeenth century.

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

March 13, 2000

Should we determine what we sing in church simply on the basis of what is familiar to us, that is, what we like? Or are there biblical principles that must guide what we sing?

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God the Re-Creator

December 1, 1999

In the face of suffering and the apparent delay of God's coming to help, Scripture directs us to look to the future and the fulfillment of God's saving work, when Jesus will make all things new.

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Our Ally in the War Zone

November 1, 1999

The assurance that comes to us from the Gospel is that no matter how pervasive or powerful the forces or sin, God is victorious in winning salvation for His people.

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Worshipping the Lord of the Sabbath

October 1, 1999

As Christians, we need to keep the Lord's Day holy for God still calls His people to a patterned life, now patterned after the completed saving work of Jesus.

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The Great Gift of the Covenant

September 1, 1999

Because we have an everlasting and unchangeable covenant, we have an everlasting inheritance.

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The Profitable Servant

August 1, 1999

The astounding promise of Isaiah is that those who trust the Servant of the Lord and are saved by His work will share in the glory that will be His. 

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The Sabbath and Worship

June 24, 1999

We must insist that Sunday is the Lord’s Day, a day that He has instituted for His people to spend with Him.

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The Christian’s Only Comfort

June 1, 1999

The coming of Jesus is the coming of comfort for God's people.

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The Joy of His Justice

May 3, 1999

Christians who believe in a God who is the righteous governor of the universe must also believe that God will uphold justice through judgment.

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By His Fatherly Hand

April 1, 1999

Our lives are not controlled by blind and indifferent chance, but rather, our days are directed by the God who has shown His great love and care for us in the gift of His Son Jesus to be our Savior

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A Bulwark Never Failing

April 1, 1999

In Jesus, Jew and Gentile find the ultimate expression of the strength of God to save and protect His people.

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Peter Martyr Vermigli: International Reformer

March 1, 1999

A brief study of the life and work of the Italian reformer Peter Martyr Vermigli.

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God the Holy One

February 1, 1999

When we are forgiven and renewed in Jesus, then we can begin to understand and respond to the call of God, “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”

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A Discussion on Justification

February 1, 1999

The inadequacies of the compromise on justification presented in the documents “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” and “The Gift of Salvation.”

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Putting Weight Back into Glory

January 1, 1999

While the large majority of people in North America express belief in the existence of God, He is not a weighty consideration in the lives of most people, including churchgoers.

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