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Part VI: Chapter Five of Thirty-Nine Articles: The Historic Basis of the Anglican Faith

". . . it is faith in God and in His promise which brings the blessing promised, whether it be salvation or any other gift. Consequently the Articles make it abundantly clear that if the sacraments are received without faith on the part of the recipient, they are as ineffective as is the ...

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David Broughton Knox, now deceased, was a tremendous witness for the cause of Christ in the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church in Australia. His small commentary on the meaning of the 39 Articles and their Reformed theology is a must read.

See The Doctrine of Salvation.

In a day when there is great temptation to compromise the Gospel for the sake of ecumenical unity Reformed Christians ought to stand firm against the onslaught of false gospels of justification by merits or confusing perseverance with justification. Our perseverance is itself a gift of God and therefore cannot be a basis or ground for our justification! Please see The Reformation Day Declaration.

Is John Piper crossing over to the Federal Vision view? You be the judge. You can see an article I posted from The Trinity Foundation at John Piper Invites Doug Wilson.