John Jewel’s “Challenge” to Rome (2)
We need to make a distinction between the various forms of debate that historians classify as “polemical theology.” Anti-Catholic preaching at St. Paul’s Cross was something different because it addressed…
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John Jewel’s “Challenge” to Rome (1)
It is no exaggeration to say that one sermon dominated anti-Catholic preaching in the first decade of Elizabeth’s reign, and that was the Bishop of Salisbury John Jewel’s Challenge sermon,…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (6)
If we don’t want to make a mistake in asking if an article that describes the perfection of Christ is even necessary, we must recall the narrative nature of the…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (5)
Article 13 of the Thirty-Nine Articles is one of the three consecutive articles that set out human works in their relation to salvation in Christ. We saw last time how…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (4)
One great advantage as an Anglican is the fixed order of public worship and daily prayer. In the same way a Dutch Reformed believer is refreshed by the Heidelberg Catechism…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (3)
As the Thirty-nine Articles turn from the examination of our guilt, Article 11 comforts those humbled by Articles 9 and 10. These speak of the “fault and corruption of the…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (2)
Article 10 is the second part of the Thirty-Nine Article’s explanation of our guilt. Article 9 describes our actual condition before God regarding our total depravity. It also makes it…
39 Articles—Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude (1)
Having laid down the foundations of who God is and the rule of faith (Scripture is the final authority, supported by the creeds), the Thirty-Nine Articles continue with specific questions…
39 Articles—The Rule of Faith (3)
We first mentioned Article 8 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion in our discussion of Article 2. We saw how the articles as a narrative whole link Article 8 and…
39 Articles—The Rule of Faith (2)
We examined last time how Article 6 of the Thirty-Nine Articles states that the Bible is our sole authority for the source of Christian doctrine. It explained the concept of…
39 Articles—The Rule of Faith (1)
The first five of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion explained the universal faith of the church. Article 6 begins the theological issues that divided the church at the time of…
39 Articles—The Holy Spirit
Article 5 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion is another example of the need to read these articles as a whole. One of the new articles added by Archbishop Matthew Parker…