CALVIN AND TRENT ON THE CAUSES OF JUSTIFICATION Causes Trent Calvin Final The glory of God and and Jesus Christ eternal life The glory of divine justice and goodness Efficient The mercy of God The mercy of God Meritorious Merits of Christ’s . . . Continue reading →
Reformation History
What Would Calvin Say About Premillennialism?
In 2007 a prominent evangelical (Bible church) pastor suggested that were Calvin alive today he would be premillennial and that true Calvinists should be (pre-trib, Dispensational) premillennialists. Some of us were a little surprised about this breakthrough in Calvin studies coming from . . . Continue reading →
Whence the Reformation Solas?
I get this question with some frequency, usually around Reformation Day. Here is a preliminary answer: The ideas were present from the earliest stage of the Reformation, but the actual phrases developed over time. The earliest phrases were sola gratia (by grace . . . Continue reading →
Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer: The Oxford Martyrs
(This article was originally published in Reformation and Revival: A Quarterly Journal for Church Leadership 7 (1998): 167-79. It is republished here with only minor corrections. One of the most interesting bits of Oxford history is the story of the Oxford Martyrs . . . Continue reading →