Three Streams

Restoration, Revival and Reformation

Entries Tagged ‘Evangelical’

A brief outline of Scottish church history

Introduction
“One of the main changes brought about by the Reformation was in regard to the place of the bible…Once the Bible had become an open book, people began to ask questions.” [1]

Some biblical reasons for being unashamedly Evangelical, Charismatic and Reformed!

Some biblical reasons why I am a Calvinist
There was a time when I would have run a mile at the very thought of being described as a Calvinist! However, the following two scriptures play  a large part in why I have come to embrace reformed theology. Why am I a Calvinist? Quite simply, because the bible clearly [...]

Losing sight of Jesus

I am taking a little break from my meditations on the book of Romans inorder to write up some of my most recent thoughts. The following passage came to me at the weekend, it is the account where Mary and Joseph lose sight of Jesus. I shared this passage and the thoughts that follow [...]

  

    "For Calvinism is just religion in its purity… Calvinism is, therefore, that type of thought in which there comes to its rights the truly religious attitude of utter dependence on God and humble trust in His mercy alone for salvation… This is why those who have caught a glimpse of these things, love with passion what men call “Calvinism,” sometimes with an air of contempt; and why they cling to it with enthusiasm."
    B.B. Warfield