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Reformed Christianity

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

African or European?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

What do you mean? African or European swallow?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'll start.

Who's your favorite proto reformer and why is it Jan Hus?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Waldo and Wycliffe were good too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Erasmus for me. He balanced a thirst for truth with humility and a passion for the unity of the Church.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're counting Augustine, then he'd be my favorite.

But if you're thinking closer to the actual reformation and people who really did try to bring some needed correction to the Roman Catholic Church, then yeah, I'd say Jan Hus. Although, I think he's the one I'm the most familiar with anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

To be honest, I only know of Hus because of Europa Unversalis IV. I asked mostly out of a joke.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does "Reformed" Christianity mean? Reformed from what into what? Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From Roman Catholic into Protestant.

But it specifically means the traditions formed during that time.

The Reformation began with Luther and turn Calvin shortly after when attempting to reform the Roman Catholic Church to stop selling indulgences and to embrace scripture's doctrine of free grace.

Here's an article if you're interested in more https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/what-is-reformed-theology

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok. Do Reformed Christians still practice all the pomp and circumstance as exhibited at a Catholic church? Is there a reason to put such heavy weight on the word Reformed? Is it just a signal to indicate you're not Catholic?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Do Reformed Christians still practice all the pomp and circumstance as exhibited at a Catholic church?

Depends on the church, but in general, there's a whole lot less pomp. My church is pretty casual. People wear jeans, shorts, t-shirts. We have a simple building and there's not a lot of formality.

Is there a reason to put such heavy weight on the word Reformed?

We'll yes. It means some specific things. It means that we believe certain things. And properly Reformed would subscribe to one of the Reformed Confessions (Westminster Confession, London Baptist Confession, Savoy, Three Forms, etc).

So making that overly simplistic - it means that there's a high view of God's sovereignty and a high view of scripture.

Is it just a signal to indicate you're not Catholic?

Reformed would fall under the larger umbrella of Protestant. There are basically 3 main branches of Christianity: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some people say it's wrong to ask/think certain questions. Satan didn't get to design any part of our brains, right? Why would God give us these curious insightful brains, but not want us to ask questions?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not so sure that Satan didn't get to design any part of our brains. In the fall, we are subject to the affects of sin - even our reasoning is affected by sin. So in some way at least, Satan has affected our brains. We are flawed in our thinking because of it.

However, it's not wrong to ask questions. It's good to ask questions. That's actually usually how I start evangelizing people. I ask them questions. And then I seek to try to get them to ask questions. Once people start asking questions - good questions... they realize that there's more to life than only what they can see with their eyes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What kind of questions are you talking about?