https://youtu.be/fCL7eTnMaJ8 This video looks at how and why faith alone saves us in Anglican theology, and how we also say that the Sacraments are salvific.
J.C. Ryle on Private Judgement
The last two articles I have written for The North American Anglican (which can be found here and here) looked at how the principle of private judgement was foundational for Protestantism and hence Anglicanism. There was a lot more I could have said, and more voices I could have added, and one of them is …
How Word and Sacrament Cleanse Us (Quick Read)
When the words of Scripture say things like: "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace" (Ephesians 1:7) It is making a promise to you. It is promising that if you trust in this word, and have faith in the God who said …
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Bavinck’s Reformed view of the Eucharist and Salvation
Herman Bavinck (1854–1921), was a Dutch Calvinist theologian, regarded by many as one of the greatest Reformed theologians in history. His seminal masterpiece, the four-volume Reformed Dogmatics, has become perhaps the most well-respected summary and explanation of what exactly ‘Reformed Theology’ is and believes. To discover what the truly ‘Reformed’ position is on any given matter, …
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The Ascension of our Lord (Sermon)
The video recording of this sermon glitched out so here's its transcript: Today the Church celebrates the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ to Heaven, which is both one of the most important events in Biblical history, but also one of the most misunderstood and neglected.Jesus’s ascension has such deep significance that we could never …