Oh good.. I am first to respond...
Reformed is the following...
1. Adhering to the 5 Solas of the Reformation. Scripture Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, Christ Alone, To God Alone be the glory..
2. Adhering the the 5 points of Calvinism.. Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Irresibable Grace, Perservance of the Saints..
3. Adhering to Covenantal Theology including Moral Law... Covenantal Baptist or Covenantal PaedoBaptist.
4. Adhering to the Regulative Principle of Worship.
5. Adhering to one of the Reformed Creeds, 1689 Baptist Confession, Westminster Confession, Beglic Confession, or Savoy Declaration..
Michael
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Originally Posted by MamaArcher  define being Reformed?
If someone were to ask you, what do you mean you are reformed? How would you answer them without a big huge theological debate that takes hours?
Also how do you in a nutshell define covenantal?
I am still a bit new and am trying to learn not only for myself but how to articulate these things to others in an understandable way. |