Sola Scriptura: Our One Foundation
With Sola Scriptura, or “through Scripture alone,” the Reformers affirmed the authority of Scripture over and above the tradition of the Roman Catholic church. Today, […]
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Katherine Parr: Queen of the English Reformation
The first woman to publish a book in her own name in the English language was Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King […]
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Understanding the Protestant / Catholic Divide
At the heart of the division between Protestants and Catholics is the disagreement over the doctrine of justification. According to Catholic theology, justification is believed […]
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Remembering J.I. Packer
Michael Horton Remembers J.I. Packer: Having just heard about the home going of J. I. Packer, I am filled with mixed emotions: joy for him, […]
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R. C. Sproul: In Memoriam
The death of a saint always fills fellow pilgrims with inner conflict: joy in their being in the presence of the Lord, without the pains […]
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The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
This week marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses. But who was Luther and what were the problems in the church […]
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Did Martin Luther Invent “Justification” 500 Years Ago?
In recent years, some evangelical scholars have been drawn to the traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox charge that the doctrine of justification taught by […]
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The Radical Reformation
According to a recent Pew study, 53% of American Protestants couldn’t identify Martin Luther as the one who started the Reformation, and fewer than 30% […]
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Scripture Alone
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, today’s Protestants actually have little to be proud of as we survey the movement as […]
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What is the Essence of Christianity?
In the Lutheran tradition, three names stand out above all others: Martin Luther (1483-1546), Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586), and Johann Gerhard (1582-1637). As the father of […]
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Responding to Objections to Sola Scriptura
The authority of Scripture holds supreme importance in a Christian worldview, especially for Protestant evangelicals who believe that their faith and the way they live […]
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Getting Past the TULIP
Just as Luther’s followers preferred to be called “evangelicals” but were labeled “Lutherans” by Rome, around 1558 Lutherans coined the term “Calvinist” for those who […]