The Spirit & Men Of The 1517 Protestant Reformation #2 - 500th Anniversary Reformed Church History

The Spirit & Men Of The 1517 Protestant Reformation (Part 2)Speaker: Reverend Joseph PoonSubscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBiblePresbyterianChurchofWA?sub_confirmation=1Website: http://www.bpcwa.org.au/DOWNLOAD Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54sG_Vz2G7taml0SEpWdE9qdFE/view?resourcekey=0-mg_S4hwAZkQVEcocVZLgDA====BPCWA COMBINED FELLOWSHIP (8th September 2017) CHURCH HISTORY SERIES 4: 1517 PROTESTANT REFORMATION REFORMATION IN EUROPE  Today’s Session  I. God Reforming His Church o Martin Luther  o Ulrich Zwingli o John Calvin II. The Theology of the Reformation o Church Polity (Government) o Sacraments o Bible “A dog barks when it sees that its master is being attacked.  I would be a real coward if I saw God’s truth being attacked and remained quiet without making a sound.” – John Calvin1 Recap of main causes 1. Corrupt Church with urgent need for Reform 2. Bible from original sources made available in the common language 3. Valiant men standing fearlessly and teaching the Truth  4. Printing Press as means of Media Revolution MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546) – GERMANY A) Contributions After 1517 1. 1519 Leipzig Debate declaring sola scriptura as the basis for faith and doctrine 2. 1520 Excommunicated by Pope 3. Published 3 works  a. To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (teaching doctrine of Priesthood of all believers), b. On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (against the Roman Catholic doctrines of the seven sacraments) c. On the Freedom of a Christian Person (justification only through sola fide and sola gratia)  d. Dramatic increase of book production 4. 1521 Summoned before Diet of Worms to recant a. Declared a heretic and excommunicated, but protected by Frederick the Wise at Wartburg Castle 5. 1522 Translated New Testament into German a. Unified German language (which then had a variety of dialects) b. Used Erasmus’ Greek text 6. 1525 married a former nun – many priests followed suit 7. 1530 Augsburg Confession, outlining Lutheran theology and practice B) Significance: 1. Theological system a. Larger and Smaller Catechism 2. Table talks at home for Bible study and theological discussions 3. Sparked the 1517 Reformation which will spread successfully====Bible Passage (KJV): Revelation 17:5-65 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.Bible Passage (KJV): Revelation 18:2-52 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.====Reformation Church History Series - 500th Anniversary of the 1517 Protestant ReformationBible Presbyterian Church of WAFriday 8th September 2017To view the series playlist, use this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sOoOw1734YdCLBNakTD3LTo watch this video on YouTube, use this link: https://youtu.be/eGV7tSzmb3EIf you were helped by this recording, please share this with someone who would benefit from this.