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    zwinglian/zurich reformation

    What is your source? I just placed an order, and I'll be getting Zwingli's works soon to verify (I wanted them anyways!), so I do not know. But I think you may have confused the distinction between original sin (the fact/reality that Adam sin is imputed to all humans) and whether God does in...
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    zwinglian/zurich reformation

    Zwingli is properly understood as the father of the Reformed tradition. Calvin would be a second generation theologian in compared to him and builds upon the work of Luther, Zwingli, Butzer, as well as Farel in Geneva. Calvin straddles the line between the 1st and second generation (the...
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    "Must read" book?

    1. The Book of Common Prayer (1662 edition) as well as the two previous editions. Special attention to the 39 articles and the Catechism (see Packer's the 39 Articles: Their place and use today; Bray's Exposition of the 39 articles) 2. MacCulloch's The Reformation and Thomas Cranmer 3...
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    What is your preference in worship style?

    All of the above. Psalms, hymns, and modern spiritual songs are my taste (and no that wasn't some hebrew way of say psalms, psalms, psalms). You cannot argue that ''In christ alone'' a modern sing written around 2002 is somehow irreverent. This argument is nonsense about modern christian music...
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    Former PCA Member

    All Members who work for the Convention, and all pastors have to subscribe to the ''Baptist Faith and Message'' or they can be disciplined and removed from affiliation with the Convention. Baptist Faith and Message - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Former PCA Member

    I wonder if your experience is related to the fact that your experience of these denominations is very much located geographically as opposed to complicated debates at General Assembly meetings or The Conventions annual meeting. The PCA and the SBC both have southern routes, however both...
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    Do You know about God or do you know God?

    You are making a false dillema. To know God, is to know Jesus Christ and to know Jesus Christ is to know the Scriptures. Theology is simply our interpretation of the Scriptures using words we can all understand (for various contexts). Thus to know about God (theology) is simply a way of talking...
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    Attended Lutheran service and was surprised.

    I don't quite get what you mean about Catholics being more dogmatic than Lutherans? I've known Roman Catholics who were quite liberal and didn't give a hoot about their Church's official teaching. And more conservative Lutherans and much more dogmatic than any other branch of protestantism. The...
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    Post mil anyone???

    Yeah, as previously mentioned... you'd be hard press to say Calvin was postmil. Most say he was Amil. The puritans were all over on this one. We have in the assembly minutes those arguing for historic premillenialism (and the language keeps it barely open to that position). I'm not sure...
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    Post mil anyone???

    All Amillenialists are Postmil in the sense Amillenialists believe the millenium is now in the present so if Jesus comes in the future, it would be post. I think that is where the difference between an optimistic Amil and classical post mil comes in. An Amil (more negative or positive) tends...
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    Congregational vs Presbyterian: What's the Difference?

    I refuse to touch anglicanlism. It's too bizzare and has so many factions within (see sydney anglicanism v. african conservativism, v. north american liberal v. north american conservative v. north american evangelical, v. british evangelical, v. south american evangelical). so many tendancies...
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    Do you believe Arminians are saved?

    I think this is a dangerous belief. The Westminster Confession of Faith makes it clear that there are degrees of assurance (objective and subjective) and specifically says that while assurance is the expectation and normative; IT IS NOT OF THE ESSENCE OF SAVING FAITH. This infallible...
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    Should I be myself or be Christian?

    Human depravity doesn't deny the truth of civil righteousness or wisdom, it refers to acts which contribute to justification. A different topic. We are all shaped by the culture in which we are born. This is unavoidable. It is neither bad or good. What counts is what do you want with your...
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    Using a Cross or Crucifix?

    I am not quite sure of your question? One owns or posseses them or prefers them but use them? I am not sure. Also Presbyterians and Reformed Christians are not historically a fan of such symbols. On another note, if I had to chose it would be cross given I believe: 1. it is a sin to have...
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    Reformed Churches

    I'm not sure I agree. Maybe when I was younger I would think that way, but in my experience now as a bit older of a Christian.... 1. Challenging sermons are good. I need to have God's law strike me down and the Gospel in Christ offered. Preaching against my own sins is a bit convicting and...
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    Reading romans

    I would remember that Reformed isn't the same as American Evangelical. The Heidleberg Catechism's main emphasis is on the doctrine of Assurance.
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    my wife has asked for devotionals

    Why not the Psalms? Reading the Psalms with Luther is an excellent way to study God's word together.
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    The Augsburg Apology Article XVIII: Of Free Will.

    This was one of the points of contention between the phillipists and the Gnesio-Lutherans. There is no simple answer. Both the Confessional Lutherans and the Confessional Reformed debate this question among themselves and historically there is much overlap. Though the Reformed seemed to...
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    Reformed Churches

    There are two presbyterian denominations that ordain women (pcusa: the larger mainline; and the evangelical presbyterian church; a smaller group). the smaller OPC, PCA, ARPC, or the more conservative RPCNA do not believe in that.