What It Means To Be "Reformed"

Prof. David J. Engelsma
Prof. David. Engelsma

 

It is generally well-known that the word "Reformed" has come to have such a wide variety of meanings in our day that in fact it has come to mean nothing at all. There are churches which call themselves "Reformed" which are as far from Reformed as the east is from the west. They are unable to give an account of what the Reformed faith in fact is. Even worse than that, there are churches which call themselves "Reformed" who not only are no longer Reformed, but also have become in fact enemies and opponents of the Reformed faith.

It is important to know what it means to be "Reformed". It is important that we understand it so that there can be no confusion on the matter. Click on the link above to listen as Prof. Engelsma, a professor of the Protestant Reformed Theological School, gives a lecture on What It Means To Be Reformed at Hope Protestant Reformed Church in Redlands, CA.

Professor David J. Engelsma is a professor of Dogmatics and Old Testament Studies at the Protestant Reformed Theological School in Grandville, MI. He has written a number of books and pamphlets, and served as editor of The Standard Bearer magazine for many years.