Einstein’s religion
Alister McGrath discusses the religious views of Albert Einstein in this video clip from The Institute of Art and Ideas.
Doctrine
Alister McGrath on science and religion
In this brief video, Dr. Alister McGrath discusses the relationship between science and religion.
J. C. Ryle on the unbiblical Roman idea of the Real Presence
Robert Strivens, principal of London Seminary, explains J. C. Ryle’s opposition to the Roman concept of the Real Presence. The doctrine of the real presence obscures the biblical understanding of saving faith. It does this by re-directing, at least to some extent, the attention of faith from the finished work …
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Preaching the Scriptures
Let not every wanton wit be permitted to bring what fancies he list into the pulpit, and to disturb things that have been well ordered. James Ussher, “A sermon at St. Margaret’s Church (1621)” in James Ussher and a Reformed Episcopal Church
The Reformed message of the Book of Common Prayer
In this article from White Horse Inn, Lee Gatiss shares about the importance of the Book of Common Prayer in understanding the Reformation in England. … We see throughout the Book of Common Prayer an emphasis on the Bible and on letting the Bible lead our prayers. We see an …
The disability of sin
The truth … is that in many respects, and certainly in spiritual matters, we are all weak and inadequate, and we need to face it. Sin, which disrupts all relationships, has disabled us all across the board. We need to be aware of our limitations and to let this awareness …
Staying fresh in the ministry
Gerald Bray addresses important principles of the call to ministry, with the aim of helping new ministers avoid burnout.
Gerald Bray on women in the episcopacy
In 2005, Dr. Gerald Bray addressed the matter of women bishops in the Church of England. Professor Gerald Bray outlines the case for and against allowing women into the episcopate, with all his usual humour and historical insight. A talk given for Reform London in 2005. The Theologian Also of interest is …
Preaching Christ
To speak of an ordinance, a sacrament, any means of grace, even the Holy Scriptures of truth, as if they were in any sense the power unto salvation, or as if they contained, whatever its original source, the grace by which we live unto God, thus leading men to look …
Thomas Cranmer and the Lord’s Supper
Dr. Lee Gatiss gives a historical view of Thomas Cranmer’s doctrinal position on the Lord’s Supper.
The sufficiency and supremacy of Holy Scripture
… The spiritual reformers of the eighteenth century taught constantly the sufficiency and supremacy of Holy Scripture. The Bible, whole and unmutilated, was their sole rule of faith and practice. They accepted all its statements without question or dispute. They knew nothing of any part of Scripture being uninspired. They …
Without conversion
Without conversion of heart we cannot serve God on earth. We have naturally neither faith, nor fear, nor love, toward God and His Son Jesus Christ. We have no delight in His Word. We take no pleasure in prayer or communion with Him. We have no enjoyment in His ordinances, …
