{"id":1312,"date":"2016-10-24T04:41:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T02:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaticanfiles.org\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2016-10-24T05:03:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:03:10","slug":"is-the-reformation-over-a-statement-of-evangelical-convictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaticanfiles.org\/fr\/2016\/10\/is-the-reformation-over-a-statement-of-evangelical-convictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Reformation Over? A Statement of Evangelical Convictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am glad to share the following press release by the Reformanda Initiative.<\/p>\n

Is the Reformation Over? \u2013 A Statement Release<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Rome, Italy \u2013 October 24, 2016<\/i> \u2013 The Reformanda Initiative is releasing a statement entitled, \u201cIs the Reformation Over? A Statement of Evangelical Convictions,\u201d<\/i><\/b> which affirms the principles of the Reformation, and calling on international evangelical leaders to sign it.<\/p>\n

The year 2017 marks the 500th<\/sup> anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. In recent times, ecumenical friendliness between Protestants and Catholics has created ripe conditions for some leaders in both camps to claim that the Reformation is over.\u00a0 While the fact that dialogue has replaced persecution is something to be thankful for, the question remains:\u00a0 Have the fundamental theological differences between Catholics and Protestants\/Evangelicals disappeared?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The Protestant Reformation was ultimately a call to (1) recover the authority of the Bible over the church and (2) appreciate afresh the fact that salvation comes to us through faith alone. These theological differences remain to this day.<\/p>\n

At the same time, what is true of the Roman Catholic Church as a doctrinal and institutional reality is not necessarily true of individual Catholics. God\u2019s grace is at work in men and women who repent and trust God alone, who respond to God\u2019s gospel by living as disciples seeking to know Christ and make him known.<\/p>\n

We, as Evangelicals, affirm the following three principles:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encouraging Collaboration<\/b>: Where common values are at stake regarding ethical, social, cultural and political issues, we encourage efforts of collaboration between Evangelicals and Catholics and also other religious groups.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maintaining Clear Gospel Standards: <\/b>When it comes to fulfilling the missionary task of proclaiming and living out the gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world, Evangelicals must be careful to maintain clear gospel standards when forming common platforms and coalitions.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Affirming the Reformation\u2019s Core Principles: <\/b>The issues that gave birth to the Reformation 500 years ago are very much alive today for the whole church. Evangelicals affirm, with the Reformers, the foundational convictions that our final authority is the Bible and that we are saved through faith alone.<\/p>\n

Visit http:\/\/IsTheReformationOver.com\/<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full Statement. <\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to see the current list of Evangelical leaders who have signed the Statement.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Reformanda Initiative exists to equip and resource evangelical leaders to understand Roman Catholic theology and practice, to educate the evangelical Church, and to communicate the Gospel.<\/i><\/p>\n

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