The Sunday Before the 95 Theses
By Stephen Nichols | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017I hear there is a friar in the town of Wittenberg, a Brother Martin. Maybe he will help us.
The Reformation and the Glory of God
By John Piper | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Our salvation could never be merited so that the entire transaction would culminate soli Deo Gloria—to the glory of God alone.
How the Reformers Rediscovered the Holy Spirit and True Conversion
By Sinclair Ferguson | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017The Reformation featured a rediscovery of the Holy Spirit.
Wise Men are Men, and Truth is Truth
By Brad Littlejohn | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017How do we cope with the legacy of such flawed heroes?
Connecting the Church and the Gospel: A Reformation Perspective
By Michael Horton | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Despite varying emphases of different traditions, the ecclesiological presuppositions of the Reformation reflect distinct convictions concerning the gospel message.
Should Pastors Today Care about the Reformation?
By D. A. Carson | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Pastors devoted to their ministry have so many things to do. So why should they care about the Reformation?
What Role Did Expositional Preaching Play in the Reformation?
By Michael Reeves | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Almost certainly, the most striking practical change at the time of the Reformation was the rise of expository preaching in local churches.
Martin Luther: Reformer of Pastoral Counseling
By Bob Kellemen | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Luther the pastor and shepherd inspired Luther the reformer.
Is the Reformation Just a White Man’s Legacy?: How the Reformation Addresses Social Exploitation
By Mika Edmonson | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017For many Christians, the Reformation has nothing substantial to say to racial and economic injustices. Are they wrong?
The Reformation’s Restoration of the Sacraments
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century restored the gospel to the sacraments and the sacraments to the congregation.
Two Views on Church Discipline: Protestant vs. Roman Catholic
By Jeremy Kimble | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017How does a Protestant understanding of church discipline differ from Roman Catholicism’s?
What Your Church Members Should Know About the Reformation
By Shawn Wright | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017A brief overview of important, Reformation-related people and events.
Did the Reformation Recover the Great Commission?
By Michael A. G. Haykin | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017It’s well known that the Reformation entailed a recovery of core doctrines regarding salvation and worship. Did it also involve a recovery of the Great Commission?
Two Views on Church Authority: Protestant vs. Roman Catholic
By Gregg R. Allison | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Think of a three-legged stool. Now imaginatively label one of those legs “Scripture,” label the second leg “Tradition,” and label the third leg “Magisterium.”
A Brief Look at John Calvin on Imputation
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Calvin summarizes well the Protestant doctrine of imputation, a doctrine which has continued to be a great comfort and strength for believers and for those who are heirs of the Reformation.
