The Reformation and It's Theology Flashcards
Who is the Father of the Reformation?
Augustine
What did Pelagius believe about responsibility and the will?
That responsibility implied ability. Thus there is no original sin and that the will is free to chose God apart from saving grace.
What 3 councils denounced Pelagianism?
Carthage (418)
Ephesus (431)
Second council of Orange (529)
What was discussed at the 2nd Council of Orange in 529?
Deity of Christ against the Arians, Salvation by grace against Pelagians
Who is called the Initiator of the Reformation?
Martin Luther
What are some examples of corruption in the Roman Church at Luther’s time?
Purgatory, penance, indulgences, re-emergence of Pelagianism, exalting tradition over the Bible.
Who was Luther?
An Augustinian Monk and Theology professor who struggled with assurance
When did Luther nail his 95 theses?
1517
When was Luther excommunicated and who excommunicated him?
Pope Leo X in 1521
When was the Diet of Worms?
April, 1521
When did Luther respond to Erasmus’s 1524 work “Free Will”
In 1525 by writing “On the Bondage of the Will.”
What was the first Lutheran Confession?
The Augsburg Confession of 1530
What were the key doctrines of the Augsburg Confession?
- Sola Scriptura
- Sola Fide
- Sola Gratia
Who is the “Theologian of the Reformation?”
John Calvin
Where did Calvin minister?
Geneva
What was Calvin’s most influential writing?
The Institutes of the Christian Religion
What are the 4 books which are contained in The Institutes?
- Knowledge of God the Creator
- Knowledge of God the Redeemer in Christ
- The Way in Which we Receive the Grace of Christ
- The External Means
What are Calvin’s 6 key doctrines?
Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria, and the Sovereignty of God.
The 4 Major Strains of Reformed Confessions?
- Swiss Reformed
- 3 Forms Unity
- Westminster
- Reformed Baptist
What were contained in the 95 theses?
A challenge to the sale of indulgences and other unbiblical practices instituted by the papacy.
What are the 3FU?
- Belgic Confession (1561)
- Heidelberg Cat. (1563)
- Canons of Dort (1618-19)
When were the Westminster Standards formulated?
1646-1648
Why were the Westminster Standards written?
An attempt to bring the Church of England into conformity with the Church of Scotland.
