Recovering the Reformed Confession

Our Theology, Piety, and Practice

De: R. Scott Clark

Narrado por: George W. Sarris

Much of what passes as Reformed among our churches is not. As a class of churches that profess allegiance to Reformed theology, practice, and piety, we have drifted from our moorings. This book is written to facilitate change, specifically reformation according to God's Word as summarized in the Reformed confessions.

©2008 R. Scott Clark (P)2023 Tantor

An Important Plea, Now in Audio!

The narrator has a tone fairly akin to Dr. Clark's voice which helps one stay engaged. A moving and thought-provoking book.

I give 5 stars because I heartily agree with the overall program of reforming the church according to scriptures, as confessed by the reformed confessions, and articulating the Christian faith in a way consistent with said confessions but with relevance to the questions of the day.

Dr. Clark makes a compelling case that it is appropriate to question our infatuation with the idea of revivals (even if we dismiss "revivalism"), in the hopes that they will somehow lead us back to a more robustly devout Christian expression, including commitment to the ordinary means of grace. It's like learning how to swim by walking. As Dr. Clark points out, questioning this does not necessarily lead to a dry or dead kind of piety. Consider the HC question on why Christians ought to pray. We do need God's grace and the Holy Spirit!

I'm so glad to have this in audio format in 2023 - it enabled me to finally read it! Having been interested in reading this book since 2016, I was surprised to discover how much of the book covers content that I happen to disagree on (such as latitudinarianism on the days of creation; opening the content of worship song to all of Scripture rather than the book of praises; restricting prayer as a means of grace to only mean corporate prayer; and considering Christendom as a mistake, accidental to the confessions and able to be removed without any damage to the confessions' doctrine, piety, and practice). But I think the overall intent of the program is needed. Let's spend our days of rest in part learning from and agreeing with our God, using our confessions and catechisms. They are not the Holy Spirit, but they are faithful summaries of the system of doctrine, piety, as practice that the Holy Spirit has so clearly revealed in the Scriptures, centered on Christ and His finished work. A helpful discussion.