Calvary
The Fellowship in Waterford
Martin Bucer Defines the Church
For more than 25 years Martin Bucer was the undisputed leader of the Protestant Reformation in the city of Strasbourg. A contemporary of John Calvin, in 1538 he produced what he called “this little book,” a Reformation handbook of pastoral theology titled, “Concerning The True Care of Souls.”
In it he defines the church thus:
The church of Christ is the assembly and fellowship of those …John Calvin on God’s Hostility Towards Man
The mode in which the Spirit usually speaks in Scripture is, that God was the enemy of men until they were restored to favor by the death of Christ (Romans 5:10); that they were cursed until their iniquity was expiated by the sacrifice of Christ
Glimpses of the Kingdom
Yesterday was tremendously encouraging to my family and I. Living 45 minutes away isn’t the most ideal way to develop relationships in community, but never the less we were excited about what we both experienced and observed in a day like yesterday as part of Calvary. During our morning gathering Pastor Paul mentioned how our Sunday gatherings should be a picture of how every day should look for us as members of this body. Things …
