Excerpted from a post on the First Presbyterian Jacksonville blog: The Reformational churches were more faithful to Biblical authority and doctrine than the medieval Catholic Church. Luther’s theology focused on the doctrine of justification by faith alone, which he called “the article of a standing or a falling Church.” He taught, contrary to Rome, that …
In an era when ‘Reformation Day’ (October 31) sounds as slightly anachronistic as the word ‘Protestant’ it is vitally important to remember that the centrality of the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone as the essence of the Gospel is a truth which can be lost, or diluted to the extent that …
Marcionism is an ancient heresy which asserted that God as revealed in the New and Old Testament are two distinct beings, with the latter being much inferior. It rejected Old Testament Scripture. Karl Giberson, vice-president of the Biologos Forum, in an essay: “Exposing the Straw Men of New Atheism: Part Five”. To provide context Giberson …
Reformation Day 2010 actually falls on October 31 providing an opportunity to recall the anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of his 95 theses on the church door at Wittenburg in 1517. Although Presbyterians don’t go in for special days, it’s worth some sort of mention. The ecumenical spirit of the age seems a trifle embarrassed …
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