Rather, Van Til concluded that the five points function as a pathway, or a bridge, to the entire structure of Reformed theology. The central difference between Reformed and non-Reformed theology is that the former affirms that Jesus Christ is SUFFICIENT to save to the uttermost while later believes that while Jesus is NECESSARY, the sufficiency of Christ in salvation. There is nothing more essential to its position and this is what sets it apart from other all other theologies.The word “sufficient”, in this case, means that Jesus Christ meets all the conditions for us that are necessary for our salvation, not only some of the conditions. Sproul No, no, no… parental love is unconditional and would run out at the risk of their life to save the child regardless of the child’s will at the time because the parent loves his child and knows better than the child what is good for him/her. It further means what Jesus does for us on the cross meets all of God’s requirements for us, including giving us the new heart which is needed to believe and obey (Ezekiel 36:26).Evangelicalism broadly believes in an insufficient Jesus whose love is conditional, that is, that we must first meet a condition if He will help/love us. The late theologian Cornelius Van Til once made the observation that Calvinism is not to be identified with the so-called five points of Calvinism. Reformed theology. Rather, our understanding of the character of God is primary and determinant with respect to our understanding of all other doctrines. Positive Aspects of Reformed Theology Positive Aspects of Reformed Theology-In general it has been a God–honoring movement which has preached Christ, detested sin, acknowledged that God rules on His sovereign throne and proclaimed the glorious doctrine of justification by grace through faith according to the Scriptures. The central difference between Reformed and non-Reformed theology is that the former affirms that Jesus Christ is SUFFICIENT to save to the uttermost while later believes that while Jesus is NECESSARY, the sufficiency of Christ in salvation. Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed in all its fullness to as many people as possible. Though it sounds like I’m writing out of both sides of my pen, let me hasten to clarify this paradoxical assertion.
In the Bible, God gives conditions, but in Jesus He meets all the conditions for us.“God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires, and accepts what he gives.” ? That is to say, our understanding of salvation has as its control factor, right at the heart of it, our understanding of the character of God.The mission, passion and purpose of Ligonier Ministries is to proclaim the holiness of God No person would say that the parent who required the child to first meet a condition was more loving. Can you imagine a parent who saw their toddler run out into traffic and first required them to meet a condition before the parent would run out to save them from oncoming traffic? Your gift enables our worldwide outreach.The Ligonier Ministries site requires Javascript, but you’ve got Javascript disabled. If this is true about love in everyday life, how much more is it true of God. Reformed theology is generally considered synonymous with Calvinism and most often, in the U.S. and the UK, is specifically associated with the theology of the historic church confessions such as the Westminster Confession of Faith or the Three Forms of Unity.. What does it mean to be Reformed?