Striving for the Unity of the Faith for the Glory of God ~ Eph. 4:3,13; Rom. 15:5-7

fundyreformed on November 7th, 2009

Author: Denis R. Janz, editor
Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg)
Format: softcover
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 453
ISBN: 9780800663100
Stars: 3 of 5
The Christianity that shapes our world today, was profoundly influenced by the Reformation — Roman Catholicism as much as evangelical Protestantism. For conservative evangelicals who prize the notion of sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), the Reformation represents a great restoration [...]

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fundyreformed on August 26th, 2009

Almost everyone reading my blog is familiar with the acrostic TULIP as standing for the five points of Calvinism.  Probably most of you know what each point stands for: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of the Saints.  Then the number goes down as to who knows what each point means.  I [...]

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fundyreformed on July 10th, 2009

Today marks 500 years since the birth of John Calvin. Although Luther nailed his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenburg when Calvin was just 8 years old, it is John Calvin who is arguably the most famous (some might say, infamous) of the Reformers. His work in Geneva has an abiding [...]

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fundyreformed on March 17th, 2009

Behold over and over again I would briefly set out the words of my confession. I testify in truthfulness and gladness of heart before God and his holy angels that I never had any reason, except the Gospel and his promises, ever to have returned to that nation from which I had previously escaped with [...]

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fundyreformed on December 5th, 2008

Wow, we’re talking about Christmas already.  Time sure flies!
More and more businesses are removing “Christmas” from Christmas.  Happy Holidays from Costco and others….  Personally, however, I’m not too disturbed when our secular nation rejects a Christian holiday.  For the first 300 years of Christianity all secular nations rejected all Christian holidays, and they persecuted us [...]

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fundyreformed on March 4th, 2008

In reading through Nine Mark’s e-journal on fundamentalism, I came across an audio lecture by Iain Murray (editor of Banner of Truth) on George Whitefield and Catholicity. Catholicity refers to a spirit of unity among the universal (i.e. Catholic) church, and not in any way to the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
The lecture [...]

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