What It Means to Be Reformed (15): The Reformed Christian Life
Gritters explores what it means to live as a Reformed Christian through the concept of orthopraxy (correct conduct), arguing that Reformed faith encompasses both confession and practice. Using eight biblical "satellites" with union with Christ as the "North Star," he demonstrates how covenant theology and God's law should guide the daily Christian walk and ethical living. This article emphasizes that being Reformed is not merely doctrinal belief but a lived reality reflecting our union with Christ in all areas of life.
Previous article in this series: March 15, 2016, p. 269. The Christian life is the fifth of the five "C"s we have used to summarize what it means to be Reformed. To be Reformed has to do with life as well as with faith, how we conduct ourselves in everyday affairs as well as what we confess to believe. Reformed is a "walk" as well as a "talk." There is a good word that liberals have misused to pursue their agenda of downplaying doctrine by emphasizing conduct, but the word should not go...
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