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Evangelicals
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Making Shipwreck of the Faith:
Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Together by Kevin Reed
(In 1994, a group of notable evangelicals and Roman Catholics issued a
statement of cooperation entitled, "Evangelicals and Catholics Together:
The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium." The document has provoked
numerous articles and books assailing the evangelical signatories to the
accord. The present author has surveyed many of the responses to ect, but he
has come away with mixed feelings. So far, most of the critics of ect take aim
at areas where Rome is an easy target; but they avoid critical aspects of
doctrine and practice where modern evangelicals exhibit remarkable similarities
to Rome. There can be no question that the ect document represents a colossal compromise
with Rome on the part of any professing Protestant who supports it. Moreover,
the accord and its aftermath reveal much about the present state of
evangelicalism. In particular, the situation demonstrates that most
evangelicals have departed from the doctrines and practices of the Protestant
Reformation. We take this opportunity to focus upon the preeminent issues of
the Reformation. The present essay seeks to redirect the focus of readers to
the bigger picture, providing a framework for assessing Roman Catholicism,
contemporary evangelicalism, and the ect document. This book illustrates how
both Romanists and evangelicals have rejected scriptural teaching about (1.)
the essence of the gospel, (2.) divinely-instituted worship, and (3.) the marks
of a true church. By corrupting the gospel, worship, and the church,
evangelicals and Roman Catholics together are making shipwreck of the Christian
faith. [Kevin Reed])
The Alignment of New Evangelicals with Apostasy (and A Rebuke to the Signers
of Evangelicals and Catholics Together) by Richard M. Bennett
Free etext at: http://www.bereanbeacon.org/articles/alignment_evang_apostasy.htm
Free MP3 at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=8303235349
Evangelicals and Catholics Together:
Resources for Refutation
by Reg Barrow
The Roman Catholic-Lutheran
"Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification": A Denial of the
Gospel and the Righteousness of Christ by Richard M. Bennett (Bennett, a former Roman Catholic priest writes, "There
have been numerous, alarming attempts over the past five years to declare Roman
Catholics as "brothers and sisters in Christ" during the dialogue
between Evangelicals and the Roman Catholic Church. Now something more sinister
and authoritative has taken place. "The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine
of Justification" (JD), an official doctrinal statement jointly authored
by representatives of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF), has been signed on October 31st, 1999, as a joint
confessional agreement. On the 482nd anniversary of Martin Luther's pivotal
posting of the yet unanswered "95 theses" that ignited the Protestant
Reformation, the RCC and LWF vividly confirmed their position of the serious
apostasy--to which ecumenism with Rome inevitably leads. The Lutherans of LWF
have now embraced the doctrine of the Council of Trent, and in so doing have
officially and formally denied the Gospel and the righteousness of
Christ." Richard Bennett's testimony "From Tradition to
Truth" is free at http://www.bereanbeacon.org/).
Is Popery the Antichrist? or The
Tendency of Prophecy to Describe Things According to the Reality, Rather that
the Appearance or Profession
The Antichrist Unveiled by Richard M. Bennett (Ex-Roman Catholic Priest turned
Calvinist, Richard Bennett, proves from Scripture that the Papacy is the
Antichrist).
Free etext at: http://www.bereanbeacon.org/articles/antichrist_unveiled.htm
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Much more on this topic, including J.A. Wylie's The Papacy is the
Antichrist (which is
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Arminianism: The Road to Rome by Augustus Toplady (Reformation History Notes #1)
Roman Catholic Sex Scandals and the Glory of Christ's Priesthood Contrasted
With the Immorality of the Roman Catholic Priesthood (Hebrews 7:23-28) by Richard M. Bennett
Free MP3 at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=9703173424
Root Cause of Catholic Scandals and the Sovereignty of God by Richard M.
Bennett
Free etext at: http://www.bereanbeacon.org/articles/root_cause_catholic_scandals.htm
Forbidden Alliances by George Gillespie
by Patrick Fairbairn
The Covenanted Reformation Defended
Against Contemporary Schismatics
by Greg Barrow (Greg Price, Reg Barrow and Larry Birger) Contains indispensable information on
unity and separation and the Reformed view of the Roman Catholic Church.
Demonstrates how those promoting unity with the Roman Antichrist are actually
guilty of schism and diving the body of Christ. This book, of over 300
[8.5" X 11"] pages, is also offered as a cerlox bound photocopy [$14.98
US funds] or a Hardcover photocopy [$25.00 US funds].)
Introductory Essay to John Knox's True
and False Worship
by Kevin Reed
A Vindication of the Doctrine that the
Sacrifice of the Mass is Idolatry (1550) by John Knox
The Necessity of Reforming the Church
(1543) by John
Calvin
The Necessity of Reforming the Church by John Calvin is also available in MP3 audio format
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The Appellation from the Sentence
Pronounced by the Bishops and Clergy: Addressed to the Nobility and Estates of
Scotland (1558) by
John Knox
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REED, KEVIN
Making Shipwreck of the
Faith: Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Together
This is the best book, critiquing this unholy alliance, to appear yet. It is
the only book that has gone to the heart of the issues, at the most basic
level, and not merely dealt with the obvious external differences with Rome. It
convincingly shows that, concerning "critical aspects of doctrine and
practice," many "modern evangelicals have become very much like
Rome." The two major areas dealt with are the doctrines of salvation
(especially regarding justification, predestination, evangelism and the bondage
of the will) and worship. Arminianism, in both these areas, has already made
such inroads into "evangelicalism," that most Protestant churches
would not even be recognized by their own Protestant forefathers. For example,
Reed writes, "[i]f you are resting your assurance of salvation upon your
"decision;" if you think that your "free will" or "accepting
Christ" produced the new birth within you; then you are deceived, you are
no better off than a Judaizer or a Romanist. You have made your
"decision" into a work, and subverted the doctrine of salvation by
grace." Furthermore, it is perceptively pointed out that "[t]oday, many
Roman Catholics and evangelicals decry the sins of abortion and homosexuality
as manifestations of our nation's corruptions (which they are); but these same
contemporary moralists are generally silent about the heinous sin of corrupt
worship" (p. 35). You would think that for much of
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reflection of God's unchanging moral perfections, or that the God of the Old
Testament has forgotten His own most important moral directions to mankind --
at least since the coming of Christ. If you want the Biblical reasons for
rejecting man-made gospels and man-made worship (whether they be found in Rome,
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"evangelicals") this book tells it like it is. For as Reed states,
"[l]iving in an era of religious pluralism, we are too apt to forget that
heresy is a form of moral corruption; it is classed among ëworks of the flesh'
along with adultery, fornication, uncleaness, idolatry, witchcraft, murder, and
drunkenness (Gal. 5:19-21). That is how the Lord views heresy. And thus heresy
is dangerous to our souls; there are heresies which are "damnable" in
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are not simply matters for academic debate. They are great and eternal matters
respecting the way of salvation and the proper worship of God" (book, p.
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STEWART, ALEXANDER
Roman Dogma and Scripture
Truth
"In these lectures Dr. Stewart has conclusively proved that many of the
dogmas of the Church of Rome have no foundation in the Word of God; that her
conception of the way of salvation is gravely defective; and that her boasted
authority is freely utilized as priestly tyranny. The modernists get some
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statements of Roman doctrines are carefully drawn from recognized authorities
of that Church. Could candid Romanists be persuaded to study this volume, it
might lead them to renounce their present Church connection. Seldom have I read
any course of lectures with so much pleasure and genuine satisfaction,"
writes David Hay Fleming in his foreword to this volume. 270 pages.
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KNOX, JOHN
The Works of John Knox (6
volumes)
Here is a chance to touch the flame that ignited whole nations for covenanted
Reformation. John Knox is considered by many to have been the most biblically
consistent and thoroughgoing of all the great Reformers of the sixteenth
century. "John Knox was in fact the embodiment of the Scottish Reformation
as its preacher, theologian, liturgist, historian, and catalyst for
reform." (Hall and Hall, ed. Paradigms in Polity: Classic Readings in Reformed
and Presbyterian Church Government [Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 1994], p. 219)."With this concern for purity of worship,"
notes Kevin Reed regarding Knox, "it is no wonder that the Scottish
Reformation was the most thorough among any of the Protestant nations."
(From the introduction to John Knox, True and False Worship: A Vindication of
the Doctrine that the Sacrifice of the Mass is Idolatry [Dallas, TX:
Presbyterian Heritage Publications, 1550 reprinted 1994], p.14.). "I know
not," states George Smeaton, "if ever so much piety and genius were
lodged in such a frail and weak body. Certain I am, that it will be difficult
to find one in whom the gifts of the Holy Spirit shone so bright to the comfort
of the church." (Cited in Thomas M'Crie, The Life of John Knox [1831], p.
272.) The Works of John Knox listed here is the complete six volume set
collected by David Laing, 1895. Concerning this 6 volume collection, Kyle, in
The Mind of John Knox (p. 14) notes, "The only real basis for a study of
Knox's thought must be the writings of the reformer himself. From 1846 to 1864,
David Laing collected and edited nearly all of Knox's extant writings. This
remarkable collection, which scholars regard highly, is indispensable for any
serious study of John Knox."
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 1 - Unedited History of
the Reformation in Scotland (Book 1 & 2) and 18 appendices.
Reid, in his Trumpeter of God, notes that Knox "wrote history as a
prophet" and that, wherever he could, he used original sources, many of
which he reproduced. Furthermore, he proclaims that this "is still a work
that no one interested in this area can afford to neglect." As W.C.
Dickinson has commented, "it is his monument, for in it he puts flesh and
blood on the whole Reformation movement." Innes (John Knox, p. 45) says of
this work, "[t]he author who has enabled us to see his own confused and
changing age under ëthe broad clear light of that wonderful book' the History
of the Reformation in Scotland, and who outside that book was the utterer of
many an armed and winged word which pursues and smites us to this day, must
have been born with nothing less than genius ó genius to observe, to narrate,
and to judge. Even had he written as a mere recluse and critic, looking out
upon his world from a monk's cell or from the corner of a housetop, the
vividness, the tenderness, the sarcasm and the humour would still have been
there." Moreover, Burton writes, "[t]here certainly is in the English
language no other parallel to it in clearness, vigour, and picturesqueness with
which it renders the history of a stirring period" (cited in Innes, John
Knox, p. 45). This photocopy edition far surpasses the editeddown version that
is available in paperback. Over 600 pages of stirring Reformation history.
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 2 - Unedited History of
the Reformation in Scotland (Book 3, 4 and 5) and six appendices, index, etc.
"Knox portrayed the origins and development of a movement and not a mere chronology
of events... Knox based his arguments on original sources and he often cited
the documents in full. When Knox's History is compared to the contemporary
vernacular narratives of Bishop Leslie and Sir James Melville, the superiority
of Knox's work becomes evident. For the most part, these writers were
preoccupied with petty details and had no conception of the momentous issues
that hung on the events they recorded... Knox used history to demonstrate his
single-track philosophy. And his philosophy said: 'The hearts of men, their
thoughts, and their actions are but in the hands of God.' Lee said Knox's
History was a sermon without an audience, a preaching book, one long
inflammatory speech in behalf of God's truth as the reformer saw it."
(Kyle, The Mind of John Knox, p. 13). Our editions of volumes one and two of
Knox's Works contain the only full, unedited version of Knox's massive History
of the Reformation in Scotland available today.
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 3 - EPISTLES,
ADMONITIONS, etc.
Includes "... That the Sacrifice of the Mass is Idolatry." Also,
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magistrates, an exposition of the sixth Psalm, letters of warning, comfort and
more.
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 4
- Includes "The Appellation... to the Scottish Nobility," "The First
Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women," Answers
Concerning Baptism, Form of Prayers/Sacraments in Geneva 1556, "Letter to
the Queen," "Summary of the Proposed Second Blast of the
Trumpet," and much more.
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 5
- Includes "On Predestination, in Answer to the Cavillations by an
Anabaptist" (462 pp.), which Boettner, in his Reformed Doctrine of
Predestination, calls Knox's "chief theological work." Also, A Letter
to John Foxe, Names of Martyrs, etc. 536 pages.
(Rare bound photocopy) $49.95-65%=17.48
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KNOX, JOHN
Vol. 6
- Includes the Life of Knox, Letters relating to Reformation in Scotland, The
Book of Common Order, a debate concerning the Mass, Fasting, "The Order of
Excommunication and Public Repentance," indices of names, places and the
general index, etc. 755 pages.
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