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November 09 2022 By dvirtue TRANSUBSTANTIATION?

Why is it important that we get this right? Because the other biblical core matters that were recovered at the time of the English Reformation (Holy Scripture as our authority, the priesthood of all believers, and the central doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone) hinges on how we view "real presence" in the sacrament. The sixteenth century English reformers knew this and they were willing to die for their understanding of "real presence" in the sacrament, as many did.

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November 03 2022 By dvirtue REFORMATION--16TH CENTURY AND TODAY

The Background to what brought this about

The Reformation--Key ideas (esp. Sola Scriptura), Parallels to Today, and Call to Action

The last two points are really where I'm going with this as I hope I'm able to illustrate why we are living in a reformation age right now and what we all should be doing about it.

I. BACKGROUND TO THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

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October 30 2022 By dvirtue OUR GLORIOUS SEVENTEENTH!

Whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us: This compassionate decision of God precedes the creation of the world and its human inhabitants. It is timeless and unchangeable; his eternal counsel is unreachable and unfathomable to us, beyond our prying eyes or probing enquiry. God's in-depth intent is private to him alone. His thoughts are lofty and his reasons for anything do not have to be seconded by us for their validity.

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October 20 2022 By dvirtue "Anglicans are not Arminians. We are Moderate Calvinists" -- Chuck Collins

I'd really like to know how it is that the Church of England started with a firm commitment to moderate Calvinism (Calvin before Calvinism: the message of the Anglican formularies), but after Edward VI, Elizabeth I, and James I the colors of the church changed to Arminianism (often called "Pelagian": see Article IX)?

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October 17 2022 By dvirtue WOMEN AND MEN IN MINISTRY

DIFFERENT CHARISMS

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October 11 2022 By dvirtue Catholic vs Protestant: The Dividing Line is Justification by Faith

Catholics believe that justification (salvation) is a process by which a person is incrementally made righteous by the infused righteousness of grace in the sacraments. Protestants, on the other hand, believe that we are never righteous enough, not innately and not in this lifetime; therefore our hope and salvation depends on another's righteousness: Christ's own righteousness credited (imputed) to our account. This is the gospel of which St.

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October 10 2022 By dvirtue A QUARTET OF REFORMED ANGLICANS: FIRM AND FORMER -- Part Four

Little known as he is today, as to the breadth of his crucial influence, any recollection of his name is usually associated with the charming story of Mary Jones and Her Bible (worth reading) in which the godly provider of the sacred text almost appears as a secondary character.

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October 08 2022 By dvirtue TOWARD A CONFESSIONAL ANGLICANISM

Those who tend to de-emphasize the authority of the Articles, if not reject them entirely, identify as Anglo-Catholics, liberals, and evangelical charismatics. So, what is the place of the Thirty-Nine Articles in the Anglican church today? Is it realistic or worthwhile to attempt to turn back the clock to a time when the Articles were acknowledged as the standard for faith and practice in the Church of England?

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October 05 2022 By dvirtue Why Churches Go Woke: They Deny The Sufficiency Of Scripture

The question being asked is not if we have a sufficient Word on these matters--but if these systems of thought have a seat at the table to inform how we understand the Word itself. The church is actually not debating the issues at hand, not in the fullest sense. Rather, the issue behind the debates surround the nature of what our final authority is when one considers how the issues play out in our social milieu.

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September 28 2022 By dvirtue A QUARTET OF REFORMED ANGLICANS: FIRM AND FORMER (Part Three)

Frances was gifted, from an early age, with a talent for languages; contemporary European such as Italian and French, and the biblical languages Hebrew and Greek.Evidently, she was of considerable intellectual prowess. As her gift of poetic composition developed as a maturing believer, Frances dedicated this ability to the service of the Lord and the cause of the gospel. Her evangelistic concern was eloquently manifest through her wide range of eminently Scriptural hymns.

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