Peter (1): Sinfully Deviating From the Guidance of Divine Grace

by Rev. Martyn McGeown In Canons 5:4 the Reformed faith addresses the question of “lamentable falls” that sometimes occur in the lives of God’s people. One prominent example of a saint who fell lamentably was Peter, whom Canons 5:4 mentions. In the same fifth head of doctrine the Reformed fathers address a number of related topics connected to such lamentable falls. First, as we shall examine in this blog post, the Canons address the cause of such falls, ascribing the blame entirely to the...