Jul 06 2006
What I Believe
I AM A CHRISTIAN:
I affirm that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
I affirm that Christ, born of a woman, eternally existant, creator of all things, was crucified, buried and risen from the dead.
I affirm that by grace we are saved, through faith. By grace, we have faith in the saving power Christ.I am “Reformed”I don’t consider myself a “Calvinist” - with all the stuff that goes along with it. I do say I’m “Calvinistic” in sotierology, but not in ecclesiology.Reformed theology differs from both Roman Catholic theology and Arminian theology (Wesleyan/Nazarene/most of what most Americans think is “mainstream”)There are two fundamental “nutshells” that are recognized as “Reformed”. The first are the “Five Solas” and the second is “TULIP”. There is a lot more to “Reformed theology” than these two pieces, but these are the very basics.
The Five Solas
(along with links to other posts I have written:
SOLA SCRIPTURA
- My Thoughts on Sola Scriptura - originally post 7/31/05 - reposted on 8/22/06
- More on Sola Scriptura - 8/13/05
- Sola Scriptura in 20 Words or Less - 8/17/05
- Grand Finale; “Sola Scriptura - the problems” - 8/18/05
- Sola Scriptura - recap - 7/10/06
- Does Sola Scriptura Matter? - 7/24/06
- Sola Scriptura! - First Essay - 7/27/06
- Sola Scriptura! - A History Lesson - 7/30/06
- Sola Scriptura! - The Establishment of Scripture - 7/31/06
- Sola Scriptura! - The Authority of Scripture - 8/20/06
- Sola Scriptura! - The Sufficiency of the Written Word - 9/3/06
SOLA GRATIA
SOLA FIDE
- Sola Fide - 8/10/05
- More on Sola Fide (Saving Faith, Charles Spurgeon) - 8/14/05
- Sola Fide - 8/2/06
- Faith Alone - 8/2/06
SOLA CHRISTUS
SOLI DEO GLORIA
“TULIP“:
Total depravity of man
- Spurgeon and the “T” - 4/24/08
Unconditional election
- About That Free Will - 8/29/06
Limited Atonement
Irresistable grace
Perseverence of the saints
