Reformed Dogmatika

The [Lord’s] Supper could have been administered most becomingly if it were set before the church very often, and at least once a week. —Calvin, 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 4.17.43

Free will? Total depravity? If Arminius had read this, he might’ve switched sides. Summer Countdown #6 ☀️ reformeddogmatika.com/understanding-…

Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself. —RC Sproul

New week. Same faithful God: “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” —Lamentations 3:22–23

There is but one church: which we call catholic because it is universal, spread abroad through all the parts and quarters of the world & reaches unto all times, & is not limited within the compass either of time or place. —𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 17

The Gospel is, indeed, opposed to the law. For the law works wrath and announces a curse, whereas the Gospel preaches grace and blessing. —Second Helvetic Confession, Chapter 13

While others toss and turn atop a bed of semi-Pelagian anxieties, rest securely on the memory foam of monergistic grace:

Before you finish that cup of coffee ☕️ read this: Harrison Perkins (⁦@PastorPerks⁩) on the Law/Gospel Distinction and Republication. ☀️ Summer Countdown #7 reformeddogmatika.com/theological-in…

Hot Take: If John Calvin landed in North America in 2025, he’d join the URCNA without hesitation. He’d respect the OPC, raise an eyebrow at the PCA, and politely excuse himself from most megachurches. The Three Forms 🛡️ > Westminster

It was God’s will that Christ through the blood of the cross should effectively redeem from every people, tribe, nation, and language all those and only those who were chosen from eternity to salvation. —Canons of Dort II, 8 reformeddogmatika.com/reformed-confe…

The words of Christ do not contain a political or social agenda; they cannot be imposed by means of the authority or force of a government and cannot be exacted with violence or under threat of punishment. —Herman Bavinck Essays on Religion, Science, and Society

God can do remarkable things—even through imperfect people and difficult circumstances: “God can make a straight stroke with a crooked stick.” —Thomas Watson

He despised an artificial eloquence, and was sparing in his words, but no theologian until the present time, it may be said without disparaging any, has written with greater purity, gravity, and judgment than Calvin. —Theodore Beza

I feel myself justly warranted to declare, that in him was presented to all men, one of the most beautiful and illustrious examples of the pious life and triumphant death of a real Christian; and as it is easy for malevolence to calumniate his character, so the most exalted…

What is the biggest challenge Reformed churches face today? “As a Reformed pastor, how do we stay faithful to our confessions while at the same time applying them to new challenges is always our challenge. We need to engage in the spiritual warfare against the idols of our age,…

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. —Psalm 116:15

Although we are baptized only once, yet the gain that it symbolizes to us reaches over our whole lives and to our death, so that we have a lasting witness that Jesus Christ will always be our justification and sanctification. —French Confession, Article 35

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. —Psalm 103:14