Is the Protestant Reformation Important?
How is our Protestant Reformation heritage important for us today? First, it has left us an example of the necessity of biblical sufficiency. God’s Word is sufficient for our faith, practice, and every personal and relational problem. Second, it has left us an example of the necessity of a biblical doctrine of salvation. Salvation is not an ethical system sustained by sacraments; rather, God declares sinners righteous based on the perfect merits and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our justification (righteous standing before God) is by faith in the atonement. Third, it has left us an example of the necessity of biblical separation. After studying God’s Word and believing the gospel, the Reformers realized they had to leave the disobedient Roman Catholic Church and begin Christ-honoring churches. If they refused to separate, the error would soon overtake the truth. Let us never betray those godly, separatist Christians who went before us by yoking up with those who deny gospel truth. Sad
