The only ones that think that are the Bible cults, such as Sda/Mormons/Jw and Church of rome!
What does Reformed really mean?
Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by Brooksntea, Aug 22, 2018.
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Marty -
I have the Banner of Truth book that came out a bit ago, the Westminster Coffesions (Standards?). Lots of it is really good. -
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"Another way to speak of the true church, a way that is more traditional in the Reformed community, is to speak of the marks of the church. Generally, Reformed theology emphasizes the three marks the Reformers emphasized: the preaching of the word, the right administration of the sacraments, and proper church discipline. Really, though, we also accept the four marks of the church listed in the Nicene Creed; the church is also one, holy, catholic and apostolic."
Which is the True Church? -
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but yes religious freedom was not practiced and National religions were established. -
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It is hard for us to imagine what a radical idea religious liberty was in the 15th-17th Centuries. It is still radical today. In India and Myanma, the majority and government view is that to be Indian or Burmese is to be Hindu or Buddhist respectively. The idea of the Magisterial Reformers was that each territory or state should have its own brand of Christianity; to allow full religious liberty was felt likely to bring about civil war. James 1 of England declared, "No bishop, no King!" He felt that his own security depended on his keeping religion under control. This is why the Reformers were all keen on infant baptism; one was born into the national or state church.
So when the Anabaptists arrived, wanting a gathered church separate from the state, they were persecuted by Roman catholic and Protestant alike. Anabaptist theology was very variable and often very bad. Some of them were Unitarian and others denied Christ's human nature. But they deserve our praise for being the first to propose a gathered church and the separation of Church and State.
The Particular Baptists are the ones who completed the Reformation. They took on the best of Reformed theology, threw out the last vestige of Romanism-- infant baptism-- and upheld the gathered church. Reformed Baptist have never persecuted anyone SFAIK. :) -
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A lot of the persecution (from what I remember) came after the Munster rebellion who were indeed a cult but were not representative of the majority of the Anabaptist movement. -
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