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The sermon explores the Baptist perspective on the Reformation through the lens of C.H. Spurgeon, emphasizing that while reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin were flawed men, they were faithful servants of God who upheld the truth of Scripture. The speaker argues that Baptists should honor the doctrinal truths preserved by the reformers, such as justification by faith, while rejecting their errors, particularly regarding infant baptism. By using Spurgeon's high regard for Calvin and Luther as a model, the message encourages believers to judge all human teaching by the standard of the Bible rather than by tradition or personality. The central call is to avoid idolizing any individual, including famous preachers or reformers, and instead to focus exclusively on Jesus Christ and the sufficiency of His word. This approach fosters a healthy respect for church history that is grounded in humility, scriptural fidelity, and the ultimate authority of God's promises.

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Have you ever been asked, "Where was your church before Luther?" In about fifty-four minutes, this teaching puts its arms around the whole story of the Reformation, from Wycliffe and Hus through Luther, Zwingli, Tyndale and Calvin, all the way to the confession we hold at King's Church. You'll meet a Cambridge priest whose "bruised bones leapt for joy" over a single verse, a translator strangled and burned for giving England the Bible, and the very bishop who had turned him away, later putting his name on that same Bible. Most of all, you'll see that the Reformers were renovators, not innovators, and that the gospel they recovered is the same good news that still rescues sinners now.

Series: Heritage Day Series - John Calvin Subject: : Calvin's Geneva: The Most Perfect School of Christ that Ever Was in the Earth Since the Days of the Apostles

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Please consider how you can be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ through your financial support to the continued work of His Church in this time. Contributions can be made by PayPal ( https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=CK4HH84AFWTY4 ) or by visiting our website ( faithbiblepres.org ) or by mailing your contribution to: Faith Bible Presbyterian Church 3001 Marian Dr. Trenton Mi 48183 "The Pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both." ~ John Calvin (July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564). "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." ~ NKJV John 10:27 "Satan's greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare" ~ John Owen (1616 - August 1683). "For the word of God and testimony of Jesus Christ." ~ NKJV Rev. 1:9 Fᴀɪᴛʜ Bɪʙʟᴇ Pʀᴇsʙʏᴛᴇʀɪᴀɴ Cʜᴜʀᴄʜ ~ Tʀᴜᴇ Worship & Aᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ Fᴇʟʟᴏᴡsʜɪᴘ ~ Faith Bible Presbyterian Church is a Bible believing and Christ honoring church that is committed to teaching|preaching the Word of God with diligence and authority. We stand for the historic Christian faith, and we welcome you to our services of worship. Won't you join us? faithbiblepres.org

Please consider how you can be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ through your financial support to the continued work of His Church in this time. Contributions can be made by PayPal ( https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=CK4HH84AFWTY4 ) or by visiting our website ( faithbiblepres.org ) or by mailing your contribution to: Faith Bible Presbyterian Church 3001 Marian Dr. Trenton Mi 48183 "The Pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both." ~ John Calvin (July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564). "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." ~ NKJV John 10:27 "Satan's greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare" ~ John Owen (1616 - August 1683). "For the word of God and testimony of Jesus Christ." ~ NKJV Rev. 1:9 Fᴀɪᴛʜ Bɪʙʟᴇ Pʀᴇsʙʏᴛᴇʀɪᴀɴ Cʜᴜʀᴄʜ ~ Tʀᴜᴇ Worship & Aᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ Fᴇʟʟᴏᴡsʜɪᴘ ~ Faith Bible Presbyterian Church is a Bible believing and Christ honoring church that is committed to teaching|preaching the Word of God with diligence and authority. We stand for the historic Christian faith, and we welcome you to our services of worship. Won't you join us? faithbiblepres.org

This Reformation Sunday morning, Dr. Jon Jacobs takes a break from his regular series and instead teaches on the necessity of reforming the church, the reformation, and the doctrines that make up Calvinism. Dr. Jacobs describes the era that preceded the Reformation, a time of spiritual and doctrinal darkness. R.C. Sproul writes this, "John Calvin is a gulliver in the land of the Lilliputians, a titan in the midst of dwarfs. He stands heads and shoulders above the rank and file theologian, scholar, biblical expert, all the way down through the ages. He abides in the elite company of men like St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards."