nuance

When I started this blog last year, I tried to throw down a series about being post-Reformed - and found myself rambling. I eventually deleted the posts. Now, I think I’m ready to give it another go, especially in lieu of our teaching series in Romans which is (very slowly) approaching the ominous chapter 9.

This post will hopefully serve as an introduction to the series of posts that follow.

My motivation for writing this is a progression in my own personal view of the Bible and theology that began a couple of years ago. At the beginning of this progression, I was in ministry at a (very) Reformed Baptist church, and I was witnessing some of the negative effects of a Reformed view when applied and emphasized too harshly. A few months into the progression, my wife and I made the difficult decision to leave the church.

Since then, the progression has continued; and perhaps now is the right time to write this because I finally have a clearer understanding of where I’m at when it comes to the Reformed question.

I should also note that I did not grow up with a Reformed view of the Bible and theology and salvation - instead, I grew up in a very charismatic and wholeheartedly Arminian church atmosphere. It was around 19 or 20 years old that I read through Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will and found myself convinced that the Reformed view of God’s sovereignty in salvation was correct. My enthusiasm for this new understanding was what led me to the aforementioned church.

So the question is, Where does that leave me now?

In a word, back to an emphasis on Jesus and the biblical story.