By Burk Parsons Semper reformanda has been hijacked. It is one of the more abused, misused, and misunderstood slogans of our day. Progressives have captured and mutilated the seventeenth-century motto and have demanded that our theology, our churches, and our confessions be always changing in order to conform to our ever-changing culture. However, semper reformandadoesn’t mean what … Continue reading The True Reformers
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Salvation By Grace Alone Through Faith Alone
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing;it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast (Eph.2:8-9 ESV). This text captures a fundamental truth of Christianity. We are saved by grace through faith. Good works doesn't save. Morality doesn't save. … Continue reading Salvation By Grace Alone Through Faith Alone
TULIP and Reformed Theology: Unconditional Election By R.C. Sproul
The Reformed view of election, known as unconditional election, means that God does not foresee an action or condition on our part that induces Him to save us. Rather, election rests on God’s sovereign decision to save whomever He is pleased to save. In the book of Romans, we find a discussion of this difficult concept. Romans 9:10–13 … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: Unconditional Election By R.C. Sproul
TULIP and Reformed Theology: Total Depravity By R.C Sproul
The doctrine of total depravity reflects the Reformed viewpoint of original sin. That term—original sin—is often misunderstood in the popular arena. Some people assume that the term original sin must refer to the first sin—the original transgression that we’ve all copied in many different ways in our own lives, that is, the first sin of … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: Total Depravity By R.C Sproul
TULIP and Reformed Theology: An Introduction By R.C. Sproul
Just a few years before the Pilgrims landed on the shores of New England in the Mayflower, a controversy erupted in the Netherlands and spread throughout Europe and then around the world. It began within the theological faculty of a Dutch institution that was committed to Calvinistic teaching. Some of the professors there began to … Continue reading TULIP and Reformed Theology: An Introduction By R.C. Sproul
Grace and Truth 