The Importance of Knowing Church History (1)
Rev. Clayton Spronk's speech argues for the necessity of studying church history, both biblical and post-canonical, and encourages Reformed believers to actively engage with their theological heritage through reading and study. The article motivates readers to move beyond merely valuing church history in principle to actually dedicating time to learning it, recognizing that contemporary church members often neglect this important discipline.
This is the edited text of the speech Rev. Spronk gave at the annual meeting of the RFPA on September 25, 2014. Introduction One purpose of this article is to convince you that you must know the history of the church. You must know, and should be interested in, the history of the church that is recorded in the Bible. You must know and should be interested the history of the church after the closing of the canon of Scripture -- from the first century A.D. to the present. Maybe you are...
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