tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13323795.post1649847726849007485..comments2023-09-19T10:31:04.810-04:00Comments on beloved before time: The Spirit of the ReformationAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215174193221101678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13323795.post-66952309893465504172009-10-31T13:05:57.782-04:002009-10-31T13:05:57.782-04:00"It is times of heresy, heterodoxy, or divisi..."It is times of heresy, heterodoxy, or division which often enable the church to become more pure, more convicted, and more unified in her doctrine as she is forced to reckon with the whole of Scripture and not simple proof-texting."<br /><br />I learned this week that in the theological curriculum of the 16th century, "church history" basically meant "history of the heresies & controversies." No question, each Christian ought to know the big controversies at least as well as he knows, say, the controversy surrounding the acceptance of the Constitution (of course, by this I don't mean "not very well"--but alas, that's typically the case!).<br /><br />Blessed Reformationtag!Ryan Tinettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688725724398672405noreply@blogger.com