Steve Lawson opened the third session by asking the question, "What would John Calvin say about the wave of new Calvinists who are 'open but cautious' to the charismatic movement?" To answer that question, he looked back at how Calvin dealt with similar controversial movements in his own time. Working through Calvin's Institutes and his commentaries, Dr. Lawson showed how Calvin understood the apostolic gifts as validation of the apostolic message. He made it clear that Calvin saw no need for the gospel to be revalidated--just faithfully preached. He summed up the session by saying, "If we want to see a new reformation this day, and the revival of Reformed theology continually expand the borders of its influence, we must be exclusively committed to the written word of God."
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Strange Fire Conference - Session 7 - Steve Lawson
Steve Lawson opened the third session by asking the question, "What would John Calvin say about the wave of new Calvinists who are 'open but cautious' to the charismatic movement?" To answer that question, he looked back at how Calvin dealt with similar controversial movements in his own time. Working through Calvin's Institutes and his commentaries, Dr. Lawson showed how Calvin understood the apostolic gifts as validation of the apostolic message. He made it clear that Calvin saw no need for the gospel to be revalidated--just faithfully preached. He summed up the session by saying, "If we want to see a new reformation this day, and the revival of Reformed theology continually expand the borders of its influence, we must be exclusively committed to the written word of God."
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