(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

True Reformation

            Some years ago a German scholar came under a terrible attack for describing the poor condition of the church. His article was titled "The Babylonian Captivity". In it Martin Luther pointed out that the church had fallen so far away from truth that it had spiritually become Bablylon: Apostate! .
             (PAUSE).
             What would Luther have said if he had been born 500 years later and he had seen our Evangelical Church today? Would he have given thanks for our reverent worship, faithfulness to the truth, separation from the world or would he have pronounced our church Apostate? It's an important question to ask! Yet many find the question insulting because faithfulness involves the truth of God doctrine. .
             Doctrine isn't very popular in our churches. You can almost hear the words of II Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears." This morning I would like for us to consider the spiritual health of the evangelical church, as we look at ten symptoms of apostasy.
             (PAUSE).
             1. The Bible How do we as evangelicals treat the Bible today? Well let's take a look at what the best and brightest of the Evangelical World are telling us! The New Bible Commentary Edited by our very own D.A. Carson says that Mark Chapter 16: 9-20 "cannot be said to be part of the Scriptures." You heard me! Mark Chapter 16: 9-20 Eleven verses! "cannot be said to be part of the Scriptures." The church, which proclaimed Mark 16 as the word of God for 1900 years, was lying! Do you really believe that? That God allowed it to be added to the Word of God for nearly two millennia and TODAY "we got it right?" Roman Catholicism is certainly guilty of trying to add to God's Word but we are even guiltier of trying to take it away. Mark 16:9-20 is unquestionably the infallible word of God. The historic Church of Irenaeus and Augustine got that one right and modern scholarship was and continues to be wrong.


Essays Related to True Reformation

1. Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reformation The Reformation was the greatest religious movement since the early church. ... The Renaissance brought humanism, but the Reformation brought true Christianity. ... While some secular rulers used the Reformation for their own greed, many more followed the Reformers from a deep religious conviction of serving one true God through Christ. ... Protestantism was the true Christian religion based on God's grace appropriated by faith. ... The Reformation has affected the modern ...

  • Word Count: 681
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Reformation

The Reformation The Reformation began with a discontent for the Catholic Church. ... From Luther to Calvin many people were influential on the church during the Reformation. ... He believed that man could only achieve salvation through true faith in God. ... Book) The Reformation consisted of a change in religion brought about by many people. ... The Reformation was a time of religious development by many people that helped to shape religion forever....

  • Word Count: 942
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

3. The Reformation and the Catholic Church

Along with the doctrine of justification of faith, the reformation promoted a higher view of the Bible as Martin Luther said, the true is God's word shall establish articles of faith and no one else, not even an angel can do so. ... He was also influential in beginning protestant reformation. ... No sooner had they started meeting than the reformation spread in England. Therefore, it was also these changes that led to reformation. In conclusion, the reformation of the Catholic Chur...

  • Word Count: 1652
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Has Bibliography

4. Pre-Reformation and Theology of the Eucharist

The sacrifice of Christ is always made present in the Eucharist by the bread and wine, that represents His body and blood; this is one of the most difficult teachings in the Christian tradition.8 That's why, during the Reformation, Church theology tried to make the truth more easily understood, because before the Reformation, there many questions about the Eucharist. ... The Council of Trent which carried out a profound renewal of the Eucharist stated: "In the first place, the holy Synod teaches, and openly and simply professes, that, in the august sacrament of the holy Eucharist, after...

  • Word Count: 846
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. History of Witchcraft

It was mostly true in Pagan countries in which popular culture assimilated the natural forces with the female body. ... As pointed by Keith Thomas in "Religion and the decline of magic", the protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion. ... According to Dan Hord, during the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries, the Protestant Reformation led to period of insecurities and conflicts. ...

  • Word Count: 1848
  • Approx Pages: 7

6. The Catholic Reformation

The Catholic Reformation and the Protestant Revolt Today like the past good people try to be better. ... The Council of Trent helped the Church to be more true to Jesus. ... The single most important leader of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, was a religious fundamentalist who wanted a return to the basic Christianity of St. ... There were revolts by peasants and petty nobility during this period in Germany, showing that the Protestant Reformation had political and social basis as well. ...

  • Word Count: 1512
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Martin Luther and the Begining of the Reformation

Because of this desire he would one day play a vital part in the Church's "Great Reformation" In 1505 as he was caught in a storm and fearing for his life, Martin Luther made a vow to become a monk if St Anne would see him safely through the storm. ... Although there were many things that led up to the reformation, the one event thing that seems to be the initial breaking point or starting point if you will, happened at Luther's Wittenberg parish in 1517. ... Sometimes the priest would impose a satisfaction to be performed, which would be some sort of a long hard task for the per...

  • Word Count: 1917
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Was the medevil church curropt

Quite the same way the medieval church being corrupt justifies the success of Martin Luthers Reformation. ... It's hard to believe that Luther and his contemporaries were the first ones to form ideas of reformation. ... The need for the reformation of the Christian faith is as old as the New Testament itself. ... Christianity establishes itself as a major religious force in Western Europe displaying true vitality and creativity. ... The question arises, how true is this representation? ...

  • Word Count: 1761
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Martin Luther: Medieval and Modern

Luther started a revolution known as the Protestant Reformation. He sparked the reformation based upon his own values of religion, education, and faith. ... The Protestant Reformation did not only change the church but also set a different precedent for education. ... Martin Luther started a reformation of education. ... Knowing all he had to do was stick to his true values of religion, education, and faith. ...

  • Word Count: 796
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question