Description
On 31st October 1517, Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg. More than any other event, this has been the best claim to be the starting gun that set the reformation in motion.
Five hundred years later, the Reformation still has important things to say. In this clear, incisive and accessible survey, Michael Reeves and Tim Chester show how the Reformation helps us answer questions like: How do we know what's true? Can we truly know God? How does God speak? What's wrong with us? How can we be saved? Who am I?
That many people today find the Reformation strange and remote exposes our preoccupation with this material world and this monetary life. If there is a world beyond this world, and a life beyond this life, then it doesn't seem to matter very much to us.
At its heart, the Reformation was a dispute about how we know God and how we can be right with him. At stakes was our eternal future - and still is.
Endorsements
This is … a lively and thought-provoking book, prompted by an evident enthusiasm for the liberating and transforming message of the Gospel and emphasising union and communion with God in Jesus Christ as the reality, goal and joy of the Christian life.
- Rev Dr Martin Wellings
The reader will find that the authors’ historical and biblical exposition benefits mind and heart tremendously. I enjoyed and benefited from this book … and I recommend it heartily.
- Robert Strivens
This book is an incredibly helpful offering by the authors, which will be of use to the following groups of people: those who find themselves doubting the use of the Reformation, those who find themselves having to defend the Reformation, those who are new to Reformed theology, and those exploring it.
- Michael Hayden
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Justification - How can we be saved?
2. Scripture - How does God speak to us?
3. Sin - What's wrong with us?
4. Grace - What does God give us?
5. The Theology of the Cross - How do we know what's true?
6. Union With Christ - Who Am I?
7. The Spirit - Can we truly know God?
8. The Sacraments - Why do we take bread and wine?
9. The Church - Which congregations should I join?
10. Everyday Life - What difference does God make on Monday mornings?
11. Joy and Glory - Does the Reformation still matter?
Product Details
Title: Why the Reformation Still Matters
Author: Michael Reeves and Tim Chester
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pages: 176
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.6 x 14.0 x 1.0 cm
ISBN: 9781783594078