Reformed Spirituality

Here I will link to my treatments of the subject of Reformed Spirituality. This started out as a short-lived class (the first three were taught), then turned into my own attempt to keep thinking and writing on the topic. My grand ending was to be on the subject of prayer and it as the continuing discipline of spiritual growth. But I am still learning. So this series is not finished, as I am still struggling with the final part of my study.

1. Introduction: What is Reformed Spirituality?

2. Theology of the Heart: Man and Sin
(Reflection on Job 14 and a Fallen world)

3. Our Mystical Salvation: Union with Christ
Part 1: Answering the Problem of Sin
Part 2: Salvation in Christ
(Reflection: Justification, Sanctification and Adoption)

4. Overcoming Sin

The context of Spiritual Formation: The Church

5. The Community of Faith

The Ordinary Means of Grace:

6. The Word, especially preached.

[Historical Guidance: Dabney on Preaching]

7. Baptism and the Word

[Issue: What does Baptism Do?]

8. The Lord's Supper and the Word

[Historical Guidance: Calvin on the Supper]

[The Means of Grace and the Church]

9. Worship as Receiving from God.

10. The Result of Churchly Spirituality: Take to the World

Continuing: Prayer...

11. The Lord's Prayer