Resources tagged with “Reformation”

Undoubtedly this Synod and its Canons were vital to seventeenth century Calvinism theologically and ecclesiastically. But beyond providing a four-hundredth anniversary about which church historians can write, are the Canons actually valuable for Christians today? Not surprisingly, I answer that question with a resounding, Yes!

"For those of us who belong to Christ, the idea that God glorifies himself and that all glory belongs to Him is actually really good news."

Watch as Dr. VanDrunen talks about the importance of soli Deo gloria! You can check out the rest of our 5 Solas series on our website or mobile app.

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"The Scriptures are the sole, final ruling authority for the Christian faith and the Christian life."

Watch as Dr. R. Scott Clark explains the importance of sola scriptura. 

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"Everything that we need for our salvation has been accomplished by Christ alone."

Dr. Horton continues our series on the 5 solas by explaining sola fide. Watch here or on our mobile app!

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As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this month, Dr. Clark begins a brief series looking at what happened to the Reformation in the modern period.

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"When we have timidity about going before the throne of God we can say and know that, no, Christ has secured my salvation and I lay hold of that by faith alone. By trusting exclusively in His work alone for my salvation."

Dr. Fesko continues our series on the 5 solas by explaining sola fide. Watch here or on our mobile app!

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Dr. Godfrey introduces our new mini series on the 5 Solas of the Reformation. Watch as he explains to us the necessity and importance of sola gratia.

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As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this month, Dr. Clark begins a brief series looking at what happened to the Reformation in the modern period.

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2017 Faculty Conference Question and Answer Panel.

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One of the key outcomes of the Protestant Reformation was the recovery of a biblical ecclesiology, or the doctrine of the church. Luther and other Reformers emphasized the priesthood of all believers over and against the hierarchical systems found in the Roman Catholic Church. 

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There is no shortage of “gospel” things, from gospel music to gospel vacations. But what is the gospel itself and has it become captive to agendas that bear a loose relationship to the redemption in Christ that we find in the Scriptures?  

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The Roman Catholic Church maintains there is an ecclesiastical hierarchy that has the pope as its pinnacle, but Protestant Reformers challenged this notion. They rejected the claims of papal authority and returned Christ to his sole place of preeminence.

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That the Reformation principle of sola scriptura is often challenged in the halls of academia and often ridiculed in popular media should not surprise us. What is surprising, however, is the lack of focus and dependence upon the Bible among churches and believers.

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The Reformation recovered the biblical Gospel, not provisionally, but definitively. We need it today as every generation has needed it.

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The church has already read the Scriptures but she has not always read them well. For much of its history the church read Scripture under the influence of powerful assumptions, which blinded her to vitally important truths.

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