Theocast
What Is Reformed Theology?
September 20, 2023
Summary
We often get the questions, “What does it mean to be Reformed?” and “What is Reformed theology? In today’s episode, Jon and Justin answer these questions by discussing five historical tenets of Reformed theology: covenant theology, Calvinism, confessionalism, ordinary means of grace, and the law/gospel distinction. (The guys sneak in one additional matter of doctrine at the end, as well.)
Topics
- Episode focus: What Is Reformed Theology?
- We often get the questions, “What does it mean to be Reformed?” and “What is Reformed theology?
- In today’s episode, Jon and Justin answer these questions by discussing five historical tenets of Reformed theology: covenant theology, Calvinism, confessionalism, ordinary…
- (The guys sneak in one additional matter of doctrine at the end, as well.)
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Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, Jon and I are going to answer the question: what is Reformed theology?
As pastors, we get this question a lot, and here at Theocast, we get this question quite often.
So we thought we would go back and grab historical categories of doctrine that Reformed Christians have agreed on and held dearly through the centuries, and have the conversation oriented around those.
We hope that this is clarifying.
We hope it's helpful and encouraging to you.
Stay tuned.
If you're new to Theocast, we know that many people who start listening to us struggle with their assurance.
What does it even mean to walk by faith, or how do you rest in Christ?
So, we put together a free e-book called Rest, and it's where you can learn about the sufficiency of Christ and the differences between the law and the gospel.
And that's an important distinction.
If you'd like to learn more, just go to our website theocast.org.
Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ because He is enough for salvation, for forgiveness, for righteousness, and eternal life.
Here at Theocast, we have conversations about the Christian life from a confessional, reformed, and pastoral perspective.
And we are seeking to clarify the gospel and reclaim the purpose of the kingdom of Christ.
Around the microphones today, as normal, is Jon Moffitt, who is the pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
And then I am with John, and I'm Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
So, yes, this does mean we're recording from remote locations in our respective studios, but we get to see one another's faces via video interface.
We thank God for technology, even though I'm not necessarily the biggest techie, John.
We're having an important conversation today.
