A Community of Christians Embracing Reformed Theology
r/Reformed
I saw one post regarding Josh Butler's article "Sex Won't Save You (But It Points to the One Who Will)" but it was removed based on how it had been framed.
Is it possible to have a healthy discussion about the article? The Gospel Coalition has gone into full apology mode. Josh Butler appears to be losing all his endorsements for his book based on the Twitter fury around the article and has resigned from his fellowship at the Keller Center.
So how far off base was Mr. Butler? Is the response appropriate or blown out of proportion?
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r/Reformed Rules
Posting Guidelines
Here are our posting guidelines. See our rules wiki for the details.
- Self-promotion is strictly limited; post other content first.
- Diversify your content; don't post too frequently from one source.
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Posting Schedule
- Daily: Prayer Thread
- Mondays: Missions Mondays
- Tuesdays: No Dumb Question Tuesday
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- Fridays: Free For All Friday
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About Us
r/Reformed exists to be a place where reformed believers, in a broader understanding of the term, can come together, unified by a clear Gospel witness, to exhort one another, spur one another on intellectually in reformed theology, and discuss doctrine.
Our Wiki Page - lots of resources on various topics.
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The Gospel
- At the very core of Christianity is the truth of the gospel. We understand certain doctrinal truths, which God uses as the instrument of our faith in Christ upon hearing the Word, to be essential for conversion, reconciliation to God, and deliverance from God’s justice. They summarize what we must believe in order to be a Christian.
The gospel is the good news that, though we have all rebelled against the God who created us, God planned a way to show mercy when we deserved judgment. The Father sent His Son Jesus, who went willingly, who Himself shared God’s very nature, into our world. Jesus was born of a virgin, taking on human flesh in order to share our nature. Jesus Christ, lived the life of obedience that the Father demanded of us but that we could not live, and He died the death that the Father required of us as sinners, though He Himself was without sin. Jesus’ death satisfied God’s justice for all those who turn in faith from idolatrous rebellion to worship Him alone.
Being freely and completely justified by grace through faith alone, by the righteousness of Christ, alien to our own, His people, being wholly part of the invisible Bride which He bought by His own blood, are completely and fully united to Him by His death, and will never fall away by the power of the Spirit who is the seal and guarantee of our future complete redemption.
His resurrection declares the Father’s acceptance of his sacrifice and our hope of resurrection as well. God’s grace offers eternal life in his presence to all who receive this work of Jesus Christ by confessing Him as Lord.
This is the one gospel; this is Christianity. (See the wiki for scripture references)
What Does it Mean to be Reformed?
- 5 Solas
- Creedal (Apostles', Nicene Creed, etc)
- Confessional (WCF, LBCF, Heidelberg, Belgic, Canons of Dordt, 39 Articles)
What is TULIP?
Affirmations - This subreddit community (in general) agrees with these additional statements:
- The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
- The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
- Together with the majority of NAPARC denominations, we affirm justification by faith alone and agree with these reports which show Federal Vision to be in error against scripture.
Note that your participation in this community is not dependent on affirming these or other creeds. All are welcome here.
