By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Nov 4, 2012 in:
Reformation, History, protestantism, catholicism, Solas, sola scriptura, sola fide, sola gratia, Sola christus, Reformed, theology, Primary source, ad fontes, FONTES
The 5 Solas: The Reformation Declarations of Freedom To cap off this blogs’s series on the Reformation, it is good for us to go back to the tenets that forged Protestants and Evangelicals to what they are today. Deep at the core of the Reformation...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Nov 1, 2012 in:
Catholicism, Edict of Worms, Martin Luther, christianity, heretic, protestantism, reformation, vatican, world history, Catholic, excommunication, History, Reformation, luther, Reformation day, reformed, european history, religion
“Luther is now to be seen as a convicted heretic. He has twenty-one days from the fifteenth of April. After that, no one should give him shelter. His followers also are to be condemned, and his books will be erased from human memory.” - Edict of...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Oct 31, 2012 in:
Evangelical, Geneva, History, John calvin, Preaching, calvinism, christianity, church history, european history, preaching, protestantism, reformation, reformation day, reformed, switzerland, Post tenebras lux
A short biography of another Reformer who followed Luther—John Calvin. A take on the life of the man, from DesiringGod.org. On the video: St. Peter’s Cathedral (or St. Pierre’s Cathedral built from 1160-1310) and the Reformation Wall (or the In...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Oct 30, 2012 in:
95 theses, reformation day, reformation, protestantism, martin luther, primary source, history, world history, european history, church history, Christianity, Catholicism
Happy Reformation Day! Celebrating the recovery of the Scriptures October 31, 1517, a day that would mark a new change in Christendom and Europe, and perhaps the whole world. For the events that transpired after that were catalysts in the formation...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Oct 28, 2012 in:
Catholic Church, Council of Trent, Evangelical, Grace, Justification by Faith, Protestant, Protestantism, anathema, curse, history, Reformation
ANATHEMA is a very strong word for Christians of all persuasions. It meant being divinely cursed, earning an enmity with God for all eternity. In short, to be anathema is to be dead meat, either in here or in the next life. The Roman Catholic Church...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Oct 21, 2012 in:
reformation, reformation day, martin luther, pedro calungsod, philippines, historian, history, saint, sainthood, canonization, back to the source, ad fontes, protestantism, evangelicalism
Every real historian has to imbibe this very important principle: to refuse to rely on the interpretation of others and get to the real source ourselves. If need be, we would clear away the nuances brought about by a translation and study a new langu...
By Indio Bravo: A Blog of a Filipino Historian on Oct 22, 2012 in:
reformation, reformation day, martin luther, pedro calungsod, philippines, historian, history, saint, sainthood, canonization, back to the source, ad fontes, protestantism, evangelicalism
Every real historian has to imbibe this very important principle: to refuse to rely on the interpretation of others and get to the real source ourselves. If need be, we would clear away the nuances brought about by a translation and study a new langu...