Now Accepting Apologies
As it turns out, the concept of a believer being assured of his right standing before God by virtue of his baptism is only as reformed as John Calvin:
Baptism to the Rescue « Wedgewords
Now accepting apologies.
As it turns out, the concept of a believer being assured of his right standing before God by virtue of his baptism is only as reformed as John Calvin:
Baptism to the Rescue « Wedgewords
Now accepting apologies.
March 5, 2008 at 9:29 pm
This is really encouraging to read, if I’m reading this correctly and not twisted or out of context, it sounds like Calvin would agree with Luther.
March 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Hey Ron,
Since you and I have been talking about the Sacraments, I wanted to give you a link to a gentleman named “Philip Cary”. He has an article on the beauty of external promises.
http://frjeffreysteel.blogspot.com/2008/03/clinging-to-externals-weak-faith-and.html
In light of what you’ve shown me about Calvin, Cary may not do him justice, but he outlines the standard protestant dilemma of having faith in faith (he calls it reflective faith), and his solution to the dilemma is the sacraments.
March 23, 2008 at 10:10 pm
[...] First, I have two credible examples of this teaching being found within historic reformed orthodoxy; one from Luther, and the other from Calvin. [...]