In speaking of the activity of faith, we believe that faith includes knowing. There have always been those who wish to separate faith from knowledge and to see faith as "blind" acceptance or trust. This is especially common today. Roman Catholicism has always taught that faith and knowledge can be separated, especially in its teaching …
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The Preference for the ‘Call’ of the Gospel!
There are many who prefer to speak of the gospel as an "offer" rather than a call. It is interesting, to say the least, that scripture never uses the word offer to describe the gospel. We have no objection to the word offer as such. In its older sense in means only that in the …
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The Scot’s Confession (1560)
The Scots' Confession was written in 1560 at the direction of the Scottish parliament. Bitter struggle had erupted between the supporters of the Roman Catholic Church led by the Queen Regent Mary of Guise and those who embraced the Reformation and opposed Catholicism, which is derogatorily referred to as Papism. Mary had adamantly opposed all …
Preaching & Purpose! (2)
Fruit of Reformation So reformation is brought about by the living voice of God in Christ coming to us, thus the church is reformed, it is built up. God breathes faith into his church. In the preaching of the word of God resides the power to save and restore the church. John Calvin appeals to …
