Rome: A Synagogue of Satan?

What is so objectionable about Rome? It would be simple enough to string together a set of ad hominem arguments against the Roman Catholic Church. Popular Protestant hostility to Rome may come from sources like the recent Luther film, which portrays the sixteenth-century papacy engaging in some particularly corrupt practices. For example, the church instituted the sale of indulgences in order to pay for the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Civilization and the Protestant Reformation

Civilization as we know it began on October 31, 1517. In the small east German town of Wittenberg, a thirty-year-old Augustinian priest walked to Castle Church and nailed ninety-five theological proposi­tions for debate on the door. The debate Martin Luther began nearly 500 years ago turned the world upside down. Demo­cracy, civil rights and liberties, consti­tutional government, religious liberty, and the free market all find their roots in the Reformation.

Sola Scriptura: Anarchy?

Does the principle of sola scriptura lead to anarchy, where everyone believes what seems right to them and clai that their beliefs are scriptural? This article addresses this question by considering how the Bible was regarded by the Reformers, in contrast to the Anabaptists and the Roman Catholics. The Reformation indicated that the Bible is its own interpreter, as opposed to tradition determining Scripture's meaning.

Our Spiritual Roots: The Reformation and the Rediscovery of the Gospel

To be Reformed means to be biblical, to recognise and submit oneself to the supreme authority of God’s Word. This article argues that this is the lesson we must learn from the Reformation. Going back to God’s word led to the rediscovery of the gospel and liberated the church from traditionalism.