Church History
The Reformation Matters - Today
On this day in 1517 a German lecturer on theology named Martin Luther nailed his “95 These”s to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. The 95 theses were challenges made particularly to the sale of indulgences which was then taking place in the church. The story of Johann Tezel is infamous, especially the jingle, “As soon as the coin in t…
Why The Institutes of the Christian Religion Matters to Me
*** I feel no shame in acknowledging that this essay began as an entry to Reformation Heritage Books’ giveaway. However, it took me about 3 minutes to go beyond their 300 word limit, so you get this to read. ***
Protestant Defense of the Old Testament Canon
The information in this article is drawn heavily, with much godly appreciation, from the scholarly work of Roger Beckwith in his book The Old Testament Canon of the New Testament Church and Its Background in Early Judaism
In Defense of Protestant Piety
It struck me this past week as I was reading of the “pillar-saints” of yesteryear, the lengths to which some Christians have gone to demonstrate their (seemingly sincere) devotion and piety.
Response to Right Response on Sacralism and the Council of Nicaea
The key names in the Christian Nationalist movement seem dead-set on severing ties from their former theological beliefs and associates. Though Right Response Ministries used to hold conferences with men like James White and Joe Boot on the topics of theonomy, presuppositionalism and sphere sovereignty it has been made increasingly clear that Joel (and …
Up or Down? The Reformation and Natural Law/Theology
“For with you is the fountain of life; and in your light do we see light,” - Psalm 36:9
The Creedal View of the Incarnation
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon - 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
Luther and The Bondage of the Will
I’ve often thought to myself that people should not call themselves Protestants if they disagree with what Luther says in his The Bondage of the Will, which is the first written debate of the Protestant Reformation in which Luther identifies what he believes to be the central issue in the controversy of his day. I decided to spend our men’s Bible study …