Why Reformed Christians believe in infant baptism
All the Protestant Reformers, including Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin, held to infant baptism. Though these three great Protestants disagreed on many things, they all agreed on the Protestant doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. They also agreed that infant baptism is
American Gospel: Christ Alone
More than 2 million views on YouTube! Is Christianity Christ + the American dream? “American Gospel” examines how the prosperity gospel (the Word of Faith movement) has distorted the gospel message, and how this theology is being exported abroad. “American Gospel: Christ Alone” is a feature documentary that is 2
The sexual revolution and the rise of the modern self
Dr Carl R. Trueman is interviewed on Reformed Forum about his significant new book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution (Crossway), in which he addresses the factors undergirding modern culture’s obsession with identity. Sexual identity in particular has
Faithful preaching in a fashionable world
When I was preaching week by week to the same congregation, one of my fundamental convictions was that I needed to keep politics out of the pulpit. Perhaps I should express that more precisely: I needed to keep party politics out of the pulpit. I was — and still am — convinced
Pilgrims in providence: Does God have a wonderful plan for my life?
As if it weren’t challenging enough to live by the Ten Commandments and the two Great Commandments, somewhere along the line someone decided that we also needed an additional “Four Spiritual Laws”. So now, right after “God so loved the world”, many Christians add, “God loves you and has a
Two kingdoms: at stake is the distinction between law and Gospel
Augustine taught the two kingdoms approach. This view made it possible for profound Christian involvement and influence in secular society, while at the same time never giving in to the naïve assumption that any human culture or nation is – or can become – truly righteous or good. For only
What happens to those who never hear about Jesus?
God’s good creation testifies to us that there is a divine Creator who we are called to worship and follow. What we do instead is suppress that truth in unrighteousness.
How were people saved before Christ?
Prior to Jesus’s coming, the people looked forward to Jesus and to his saving work through those images: the temple, the priesthood, the sacrifices.