Dr. W. Robert Godfrey is Assistant Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Broomall, Trinity Christian Reformed Church. An article by him on “Did the Canons Misfire? Five Points on the Synod of Dort” appeared in the June issue of THE OUTLOOK. In this article, Dr. […]
Dr. W. Robert Godfrey is Assistant Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Broomall, Trinity Christian Reformed Church. In this first article, Dr. Godfrey writes about “the theological climate which gave birth to the Canons.” In a second article, he plans to consider the Synod […]
(This is a chapter in a forthcoming book, Christ the Lord, edited by Michael Horton, published by Baker Book House.) Justification has long been known among Protestants as the article of faith by which the church stands or falls. Justification, along with the authority of Scripture and the nature of the Lord’s Supper, was at the center of debates […]
The following lecture was delivered by Dr. Godfrey to a recent conference in South Korea. It is a very great honor and pleasure for me to be able to participate in this conference. This is my first visit to Korea and I am very much looking for-ward to learning more about what the Lord is […]
This is the second address delivered by Dr. Godfrey to a conference in Seoul, Korea. Yesterday we reflected on the subject of the Reformed life, and today we have another great, broad subject, the Reformed ministry. We saw yesterday that Hebrews 10:24,25 contains a call to every Christian to be active in Christian service: “…let […]
A remarkable meeting was held in Pasadena, California, February 18–20, 1993. It was remarkable because the meeting was devoted to the cause of Reformed ecumenicity. It was remarkable because the 80 delegates came from 10 countries, 15 denominations and 18 seminaries. It was remarkable because the impetus for the meeting came from Koreans, showing the […]
Last November I flew to Korea. It was my first trip to that part of the world and I was eager to discover what this land was like. I have taught many Korean students through the years and was intrigued to learn something of their homeland. I was in Korea a week and so now […]
The following address was given to the first meeting of the International Reformed Fellowship. It is timely counsel for all of us as well. The Editors The theme assigned to me for today is “Reformed Faith at the Crossroads.” It is a timely and vital theme because I believe that we in the Reformed community are […]
This article is based on remarks made to Christian Schools International (CSI). District 8, administrators’ meeting, April/93. The Editors Christians are school builders. Our history as school builders reaches back many centuries and continues today. We build schools for our covenant youth close to home, and we build schools on foreign mission fields to support the […]
This past summer I had my first opportunity to visit Scotland. It was a marvelous trip. Scotland is a country of great beauty and great contrasts—the lochs (lakes), the bens (mountains), the moors, the glens (narrow valleys), the towns and cities. The greatest fascination for me was to be able to see many of the […]