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The New Geneva Study Bible (now the Reformation Study Bible) is the first distinctively Reformed study Bible in English to appear since the Geneva Bible in the sixteenth century. It seeks to recover the theology of the Reformation and provide a guide for the laity to understand its historically, doctrinally, and biblically rich system.
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Learn about the origins of Reformed theology and discover how to study the Bible in light of the Reformation that began in 1517 and continues today.
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- Introduction
- Infant Regeneration
- Baptism
- Infant Baptism
- The Kingdom
- The Book of Revelation
- The Law and The Believer
- The Days of Creation
- The Sabbath and The Lord’s Day
- The Church
The New Geneva Study Bible (referred to in this paper as NGSB) was published in 1995. The stated purpose of this study Bible is "to bringthe light of the Reformation to Scripture" (from a statement printed on the cover). This statement of purpose is problematic. The LIGHT does not come from the Reformation, it comes from the Scripture (Psalm 119:95...
In the article on Regeneration (p.1664) this shocking statement is made: "Infantscan be born again, although the faith that they exercise cannot be as visible as that ofadults." I wrote to R. C. Sproul (General Editor) to ask for clarification of thisstatement. I received a written response from Sproul’s assistant, V. A. Voorhis (dated1/6/2000) in ...
They teach that baptism corresponds to the Old Testament rite of circumcision and that it is asign of the covenant of grace (p. 1557). "No prescription of a particular mode ofbaptism can be found in the New Testament. The command to be baptized may be fulfilled byimmersion, dipping, or sprinkling; all three modes satisfy the meaning of the Greek ve...
This Study Bible promotes the practice of infant baptism: "Baptizing the infantchildren of believers has been the historic practice of most churches...Historic Reformedtheology contests the view that only adult, believer’s baptism is true baptism, andit rejects the exclusion of believer’s children from the visible community offaith... The practice ...
Verses which speak of the kingdom being free from the threat of wild animals should beunderstood "figuratively" to describe the peace and security and"reconciling love" that is found during this present church age from the firstadvent until Christ’s return (see notes under Isaiah 11:6-9 and Hosea 2:18). Note: InGenesis 1:29-30 the Geneva Study Bibl...
When was it written? “Most scholars favor a date about A.D. 95" (p. 2004). If 95 A.D. is the correct date, as most scholars believe, then this is a death blow to preterism. It would then be impossible to say that the things predicted in Revelation were fulfilled in 70 A.D. as preterists argue. Even R. C. Sproul, the General Editor, is a partial pre...
"Christians have been set free from the law as a system of salvation" (p.1856). "The Christian is free from the law as a system of salvation, but is‘under law toward Christ’ as a rule of life" (p. 259). This is typical of Reformed theology's teaching that the we are not under the law for justification but we are under the law for sanctification. Se...
The NGSB presents four interpretations of the days in Genesis 1 without reallydeclaring any one of them to be the correct interpretation: "Some view these asliteral, sequential 24-hour days. This interpretation usually entails the view that theearth is relatively ‘young.’ Other scholars, nothing that the Hebrew word forday (‘yom’) can refer to peri...
"Under the new covenant...the sabbath is renewed, with the day changed from thelast to the first day of the week. The Apostles and early Christians worshiped on thefirst day of the week and regarded it as the Christian Sabbath" (p. 584). Where inthe Bible are we ever told that the Sabbath was changed from the seventh day to the firstday? Why was Pa...
"The church is continuous with Israel....the church is His Israel (Gal. 6:16). Seepage 1864. The phrase "the Israel of God" would include "both Gentiles andJews" (note under Gal. 6:16). But under this same note this concession is made:"It could also refer to the elect of the Jewish nation for whose salvation Paul wasdeeply concerned" (p.1858). Spir...
Apr 14, 2019 · 1. Reformed theology celebrates the glory of God. The heart and soul of Reformed theology is the glory of the triune God (Ps. 96:3; John 17:1). For this reason, it is often called “God-centered” theology. B. Warfield said, “The Calvinist, in a word, is the man who sees God. . . God in nature, God in history, God in grace.
by Stephen Nichols. In 1560, an exiled group of pastors and theologians made history. They published the first full edition of the Geneva Bible. It was a remarkable feat on many fronts. These scholars who worked on the Geneva Bible had been leaders of the Reformation in England and Scotland.
