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Within the Reformed Community, there are intramural debates about the propriety of the observance of days other than the weekly Lord’s Day. Continental Reformed churches, with other bodies in larger Christendom, have followed the lead of Heinrich Bullinger’s Second Helvetic…
Editor’s Note: St. Paul’s missionary journeys show a pattern of evangelization that focuses primarily on the major urban centers of the day, “leap frogging” other areas. The word “pagan” originally referred to those living in rural areas as opposed to…
While Richard Baxter is known for his work “The Reformed Pastor”, the Reformation as a whole as a dramatic shift in pastoral practice. In this lecture, Dr. Carl Trueman discusses “Martin Luther, Pastoral Revolutionary”. Dr. Trueman is the editor of…
Reprinted from Association for Church Renewal Editor’s Note: November 18th, 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of the deaths at Jonestown. Though Jones is remembered as a murderous cultist, he was at first celebrated by the mainline and well known figures…
Reprinted from ReformationUCC.org Editor’s Note: Rev. David Bryant and the National Campaign of Hope reminds us that we – in America not just the mainline – face a Day of Reckoning. His comments should not be confused with the normal…
. A Brief History of the Social Gospel John A. Battle* The True Gospel What is the social gospel? Before answering this question, we must compare it with the gospel declared in the New Testament. For example, the Apostle Paul…
The 5th of November How History Makes Guy Fawkes More Than Fireworks By Sjirk Bajema [The Rev. Sjirk Bajema has served as the minister of the Reformed Church of Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand for the past ten years and also…
Republished from Reformatus.us The Hungarian Confession or Confessio Czengerina was prepared and adopted at a Reformed Synod held at Czenger in 1557 or 1558, and printed in 1570 at Debreczin. This edition was provided by Rev. Dr. Chuck Baynard and…
Reprinted from Reformatus.us Today as the world mourns the victims of the Mumbai, India terror attacks,this essay by Rev. Dr. F.N. Lee should remind us that this is an age old suffering well known to Christians in general and especially…
Republished with permission from ReformationUCC.org Zacharias Ursinus was one of the major influences on the Heidelberg Catechism. His work, the Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism remains a “standard” and authoritative resource into the meaning of the…