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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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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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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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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Creeds & Confessions
For the last two thousand years the church has crystalized various summary statements about the Bible’s most important teachings into clear, short, and easy-to-memorize statements […]
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Heresy & Orthodoxy
Whether we like it or not, we can’t get away from dogma. Everyone has a creed or a basic way of summarizing what it is […]
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No Creed But Christ?
What are Christians known for in our day? If you ask people on the street this question, you’re likely to get answers that relate to […]
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The Great Divide
At the heart of the Protestant/Catholic division in the sixteenth century was the disagreement over the doctrine of justification by an alien or imputed righteousness. […]
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The Great Exchange in Church History (2)
Who was Augustine, and what was his contribution to the church’s understanding of the Great Exchange? What was the state of the church throughout the […]
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The Great Exchange in Church History (1)
Throughout our series on the Great Exchange, we have been exploring all that Christ accomplished for us by his perfect life and sacrificial death. On […]
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Creeds, Councils & Heretics
What are the historic creeds of the Christian church, and why are they so important even in our own day? What were the ancient heresies […]