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Scott Bushey
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God makes doctrine.........
C. Matthew McMahon
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Historically,
A Lutheran theologian (Westphal) utilized the term to speak about Calvin's ecclesiology, and those who follow Calvin's Institutes. It was someone who held to the churches that followed Calvin's theology as opposed to the Lutherasn following Melancthon.
Today,
It means many things to different people.
A Lutheran theologian (Westphal) utilized the term to speak about Calvin's ecclesiology, and those who follow Calvin's Institutes. It was someone who held to the churches that followed Calvin's theology as opposed to the Lutherasn following Melancthon.
Today,
It means many things to different people.
The Biblical reason a person is "Reformed" hinges totallly and utterly upon the doctrine of Justification - as taught in Romans.
If anybody gets that off --- even a bit, they start to veer-off into what amounts to man adding to what God does to save us.
Behind it all -- all the confusion; denominations; world religions --- everything....there are actually only two religions in the world:
1. The One True Religion - where God does everything
2. All others are about man and what he does
Of course, much more could be said --- but, it helps to clarify the catagories.
Robin
PS. There are those in the official "Reformed" tradition who are truly not Reformed (per the Bible) -- and there are those, populating many different places in Christs'(invisible) Church that are very Reformed -- yet, probably don't know they would be called "reformed" in the Biblical sense.
Thank God -- Jesus is building His Church! OY!
[Edited on 1-11-2005 by Robin]
If anybody gets that off --- even a bit, they start to veer-off into what amounts to man adding to what God does to save us.
Behind it all -- all the confusion; denominations; world religions --- everything....there are actually only two religions in the world:
1. The One True Religion - where God does everything
2. All others are about man and what he does
Of course, much more could be said --- but, it helps to clarify the catagories.
Robin
PS. There are those in the official "Reformed" tradition who are truly not Reformed (per the Bible) -- and there are those, populating many different places in Christs'(invisible) Church that are very Reformed -- yet, probably don't know they would be called "reformed" in the Biblical sense.
Thank God -- Jesus is building His Church! OY!
[Edited on 1-11-2005 by Robin]
I actually think the 5 solas are very important. You should read a paper the webmaster did on the subject. I don't agree with it 100% but find it to be enlightening. It has some good stuff in it. http://www.apuritansmind.com/Baptism/McMahon-WhatDoesItMeanToBeReformed.htm
[Edited on 1-2-2005 by puritancovenanter]
[Edited on 1-2-2005 by puritancovenanter]
Larry Hughes
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Robin,
I would agree whole heartedly. That is the hill to die on and the only hill worth dying on. If one were to make two columns and under one put all other religions, cults, sects, deviations within Christianity, even raw secular atheism and etc... then on the other side put true Christianity/the TRUTH/Reality, etc... There would be but one difference:
Column one would be:
1) "do this to make oneself right with God" the sum total of all the "religious" versions of making a man/humanity upright/righteous.
2) "do this to make man/mankind right in the universe which is the sum total of all the irreligious systems of making a man/humanity upright/righteous.
Both equate to the same thing.
Column two would be quite simple:
1) Trust in the final singular and finished work of Jesus Christ taking and paying for my sin and Him earning and giving me all His righteousness AND both accounted/declared/imputed.
Or in short:
Column #1 = You do this...
Column #2 = Trust and rest in Christ alone!
Blessings,
Larry
I would agree whole heartedly. That is the hill to die on and the only hill worth dying on. If one were to make two columns and under one put all other religions, cults, sects, deviations within Christianity, even raw secular atheism and etc... then on the other side put true Christianity/the TRUTH/Reality, etc... There would be but one difference:
Column one would be:
1) "do this to make oneself right with God" the sum total of all the "religious" versions of making a man/humanity upright/righteous.
2) "do this to make man/mankind right in the universe which is the sum total of all the irreligious systems of making a man/humanity upright/righteous.
Both equate to the same thing.
Column two would be quite simple:
1) Trust in the final singular and finished work of Jesus Christ taking and paying for my sin and Him earning and giving me all His righteousness AND both accounted/declared/imputed.
Or in short:
Column #1 = You do this...
Column #2 = Trust and rest in Christ alone!
Blessings,
Larry
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