Reformation
BIB 320 Reform Tradition Lecture 1
I. Four streams of the Reformation
A. Lutheran
1517
Formed three years after 95 theses
He was execommunicated
B. Reformed
Jan 1 1519
Preached on Matthew 1:1 and preached on New Testament for year
1536
Gave birth to first modern misssionary journey
William Carry first midwest evangelist
Second way was Weslyean
C. Anabaptist
1525
To be Baptised again – Ana = again
Rejected infant baptism
Hoped to establish a pure community disciples
Felt they needed more refomrs than Zwingly
Eventually exiled from
Found refuse only in
Long record of pacifists – would not serve as lawman or soldiers
First to preach religious tolerance
D. Anglican
1535 –
If there was no male heir, no security for the throne
Would go back to civil war
Says Catherine was engaged to his brother so his marriage cannot be by leviticus
Pope says no because Catherine was the sister of the King of Spain
Viewed as a slap in the face
Henry VIII declared himself the head of the church in
Preserves more of Catholic doctrine than any other reformer
It is Roman Catholic without the pope
His theologian, Thomas Crammer is a friend of Calvin and Zwingly
Via media – by the middle way
Not fully Protestant, not fully Catholic
JI Packer is Anglican
Known as Episcopol in
Rule by Bishop
II. Some terms to know
A. Confessional Document – Confess the Faith
B. Evangelist – Angelist – messanger
Good news – Gospel
Someone who believes salavtion comes by grace alone through faith alone through Christ alone
C. Ecclesiology – Doctrine of the church
D. Christology – Doctrine of Christ
E. Soleriology
F. Anthropology – Study of man
G. Eschotology – Study of last things
H. Pneumatology – Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
I. Curialism – Curial = Courts
Temporal – Political authority
Rule by pope in
Popes rule over spirital and secular
Popes crown kings and Emperors
J. Conciliarism – Rule by councils and synods
Council by Bishops
Ancient ruke if church
By 5th century, church moved to curialism
K. Mysticism – How does the soul relate to God
1. Way of faith -> easily connected to doctrine to the believed – MIND
2. Way of Hope -> Focus on personal trust in God (Confidence) – WILL
3. Way of Love -> Not on rational mind. Soul to soul affection – HEART
4. Can have a community of mystics or a hermit
Personal styles or preferences of Christian discipleships
Voluntarist mysticism
Ontological Mysticism
III. Catholic Formula for salvation during Middle Ages
A. Grace thru faith with cooperating works
This is Orthodox Eph 2:8-10
Salvation is the entire process of life from beginning to the end
Justified by grace through faith
B. People in the Middle Ages did not distinguish between justification, sanctification and salvation
Luther was the first to ask with clarity
Is it possible for the salvation with grace thru faith with cooperating works?
Is it possible for a person to trust in Christ alone?
If no, then the pre-Reformation church is damned to hell
C. Trinity not clearly understood until 3rd century
Is it possible for salvation when not understood clearly?
Augustine formulates doctrine
IV. Scripture and the church 1 Tim 3:14-4:10;4:15-16
A. Church is the pillar of the Ground
Catholics believe even the Bible is open to their interpretation
Some of the church calls for the ordination of homosexuals and the marriage of homosexuals
B. Some Catholic Priests believe that anyone who dies for their faith is a martyr for Christ
Even an Islamic heretict
Eventually exclusiveness will be down to one
C. Paul will say some will leave the church
He did see the breaking up of Christianity
Disarry o the bride of Christ
1 Tim 4 – Abandoming the faith and Paul foresaw it
The spirit clearly says people will leave the church
Breaking of Christianity
D. Visible oneness of the church
One universal catholic apostalic church
Even in the first century under the Apostles there was disagreement
Paul and Barnabus go their separate ways
There is a divided church in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Paul also Oks the division 1 Corinthians 11:18-19
E. Necessary for some division to see who has God’s approval
Some make better pillars than others
F. The call for glossing over the truth for unity
This is not Biblical
Paul wants unity with truths
Not Unity with no truths
What we believe in our mind, do not hold to other Christians
G. God’s approval – 1 Corinthians 1:18-19
Paul seems to condone dividiing the church 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Do not have black to tear apart the chruch
H. Antidote 1 Tim 4:6-8; 4:12-15
Orthodoxy – Right teaching or correct doctrine
Orthopraxy – Right practice or right action
I. Confess one holy catholic church
One = All people who confess true faith in Christ
Holy = Set apart for God
Catholic = universal – worldwide organism
Apostolic = two views
Catholic View = Apostles descended from apostles descended from apostles (Bischops)
Protestant View = Succession of Apostolic teaching