Reflections On Synod 2024 And The Experience Of Salvation (3)
Pastor Joshua Engelsma reflects on Synod 2024's doctrinal decisions regarding the believer's experience of salvation, specifically addressing the doctrine of faith and its relationship to salvation. The article examines biblical concepts of faith while addressing historical confusion in the PRCA between faith and works, arguing for a more precise understanding of faith as both trust and active belief in Christ for justification.
INTRODUCTION In the past two editorials I have been reflecting on decisions of Synod 2024 of the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRCA) on a case of doctrinal error related to the believer's experience of his salvation. In my first editorial I set forth the doctrine of Christ's saving work as it relates to the experience of salvation, and in my second editorial I addressed the doctrine of the forgiveness of sins and its relation to the experience of salvation. In this article I want to explain...
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