The Reformers "threw out the past?" That's ludicrous.
It was Luther who returned the church to justification by faith in Christ alone and Calvin who returned the church to wedding the Holy Spirit intrinsically to Scripture.
In Christ the Holy Spirit is always conjoined to the Word, for "there is a permanent relation between faith and the Word." -- John Calvin 3.2.6.
These were steps back to the faith of Christ and the Apostles. Nothing new. And they were a lot more than simple disgust at indulgences and ornate cathedrals.
"...The Reformation was the greatest religious movement for Christ since the early church. It was a revival of Biblical and New Testament theology...."
DrE, you need to read the conversation leading up to "throw out the past."
I was talking about throwing out the notion of "infallibility of past councils." I said the Reformation was more focused on the central issues of Justification and Salvation.
Genevan, Reformation Bump!
In Christ the Holy Spirit is always conjoined to the Word, for "there is a permanent relation between faith and the Word." -- John Calvin 3.2.6.
Ditto!
These were steps back to the faith of Christ and the Apostles. Nothing new. And they were a lot more than simple disgust at indulgences and ornate cathedrals.
A LOT MORE!
"...The Reformation was the greatest religious movement for Christ since the early church. It was a revival of Biblical and New Testament theology...."
And a saving grace for all those souls who needed to get as far away from Rome -and the suffusion of God in their myriad superstitious accretions- as they could
It's snowing here to beat the band, and it's Godly and Majestic. Just beautiful! The first snow storm (though this technically isn't a storm) really makes me feel like a kid again. I just love it!