0:00 Separating Out Events & Thoughts That Are Uniquely REFORMATIONIONAL From Various Cultural & Ideological Movements & Ideas That Have Been Labeled THE RENAISSANCE
1:00 (REF)ORMATION: Revival Of NT Faith & A Reaction Against Humanism | (REN)AISSANCE: Revival Of Classical Man-Centeredness
1:16 A) CONTRAST BETWEEN REN & REF
3:03 Different Attitude Toward Reason Between REN & REF – (REN) Man’s Reason Is Not Affected By THE FALL & Is Self-Sufficient… | (REF) Man’s Reasoning Is Distorted By THE FALL & Isn’t Self-Sufficient & Needs Redemption
4:17 Critical Attitude To Tradition – (REN) Criticized Because It Didn’t Hold To The Autonomy Of Human Reason | (REF) Man Needs Not To Trust His Reason, But To Submit To The Revelation Of GOD & THE BIBLE ALONE
5:02 View Of Man – (REN) Man Is Central & Great, Yet Has No Objective Value & His World Is Disjointed & Without Any Unity | (REF) Begins With GOD, Which Can Explain The Meaning & Dignity Of Man & His Condition
5:34 Nature & Art – (REN) Art Gives Nature An Emphasis Yet Leads To The Problem Of Meaning | (REF) Nature Is GOD’s Creation & Has Meaning & Significance Because It Has Been Created For HIS GLORY
6:03 Question Of Political & Social Freedom – (REN) Often Degenerated Into License & Anarchy Because Humanism Had No Way To Derive Morality | (REF) By The Authority Of THE BIBLE, Could Account For Morality, Social & Political Freedom.
7:02 Summary (Contrast)
7:25 B) RIVAL OF NEW TESTAMENT FAITH & THE REF REACTION AGAINST HUMANISM
7:34 1) Bible Is Our Sole Final Authority
8:09 2) Salvation Comes Only Through THE WORK OF CHRIST, Not The Works Of Man
8:27 3) Priesthood Of All Believers
9:29 THREE DISTINCTIVES IN MORE DETAIL
9:32 1) Moreover, The Bible Gives Us Not Only Absolute Truth About GOD That Unifies Life & Provides Meaning & Value, The Bible Gives Us Truth About People & The Natural World
11:59 Reformed Philosophy Contrasts Greek Philosophy
12:53 2) We Need A Way Back To GOD, But We’re Fools Who Suppress The Truth In Unrighteousness
14:49 Therefore, You Can’t Do Philosophy Unless You Deal With Man & His SIN—You Must Be Enlightened With CHRIST’S WISDOM (Col2:3)
15:14 Two Kinds Of Wisdom: Fallen Man’s & Regenerated Man’s
17:33 Right With GOD By Faith Through The Finished WORK OF CHRIST Apart From The Pope & His Minions…Philosophical Significance
18:53 3) Since CHRIST Has Given The Perfect Sacrifice, Reformers Replaced The Altar With The Pulpit Because All Of CHRIST’s Followers Have Access To GOD’s WORD, To Be Lived Out As Priests In The World (1Peter2)
21:03 WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE REF?
21:12 – Distortion Of Humanism Removed From The Church…
21:45 HOW HAD THE CHURCH BECOME SO BAD?
21:49 – Authority Of The Church Was Made Equal With The Bible…Men Adding Works To Salvation Soon Followed
22:33 – Roman Catholic Word Dance Regarding Salvation (Temporal Punishment/Guilt & Purgatory)
26:09 – Supererogation & The Treasury Of Merit
28:06 – Treasury Of Merit…Term Paper Analogy
30:05 – Condign Merit
30:35 – Congruent Merit “…We Preach The Grace Of GOD.” BUT CLEVERLY, STEP BY STEP REVEALS, YOU HAVE TO DO WORKS!
31:39 – Infused Righteousness
34:41 (…SO BAD?) RECAP
35:05 W. Farel Opposed Humanism | D. Erasmus, Taught The FreeWill Of Man | M. Luther’s, THE BONDAGE OF THE WILL…Expands
36:09 UNITY BETWEEN THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY, Van Til – “Theology & Philosophy Address The Same Questions But They Do It In A Different Vocabulary.”
37:08 WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF THE REF WITH RESPECT TO MAN IN NATURE?
37:31 – Because We See A Unity To Life In GOD’s Creation & Providence We Believe It’s The Impetus For Understanding The World
38:35 – Reformation Teaching Gave Meaning To The Individual…Expands To All Vocations
39:50 – All Men Are Equal Before GOD…The Proper Balance (The One & The Many) Of Church & Civil Government…
41:39 – Presbyterianism’s Influence On American Form Of Government…Not Perfect, However, THE REF Provided The Seeds For Social Reform!
42:41 – Could Explain Why Men Are Wicked
45:54 Summary (…MAN IN NATURE?) REF Wasn’t Just A Ecclesiastical Reform; It Was A Philosophical Reform
46:13 WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE REF OF ART?
46:44 – Has Religious Significance: All Vocations/Actions Can Give Glory To GOD (1Cor10:31) | “Art” The Reformers Destroyed
48:04 – Positive Influences On Art & Culture: Bach, Handel, Rembrandt, etc.
49:42 WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE REF ON THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD?
50:28 – “Rise Of Modern Science Is Tied To A Worldview Which Only Christianity Can Make Sense Out Of” – Francis Schaeffer
51:23 – Scientific Revolution … Compares Scientific Practices During The Period With Other Nations
52:31 – Scholars Who Opened The Door To Less Restricted Thought
53:04 – Roman Catholics Attack
54:07 – Scientific Revolution Rested On What The Bible Teaches
54:34 – Non-Christians Cannot Account For Science…
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