Posts with the category “a-confessional-life-daily-formation-in-the-biblical-truths-of-the-reformation”

Day 45: Scripture and Worship, God Sets the Terms

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 14th, 2026

The Reformers believed God is jealous for His glory and protective of His people. He regulates worship because false worship harms the soul.  Read More

Day 44: Scripture and the Church

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 13th, 2026

The Reformers believed the church's job is proclamation, not production. The church guards what has been delivered, and does not manufacture new truth.  Read More

Day 43: Scripture and Tradition, The Final Court of Appeal

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 12th, 2026

The Reformers did not despise tradition. They simply refused to grant it the final say.  Read More

Day 42: Translation and Accessibility, The Word Made Plain

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 11th, 2026

The Reformers believed God spoke to be understood. They insisted the Bible must be in the people’s language so the church can read it, hear it preached, and be shaped by it.  Read More

Day 41: Preservation of Scripture, The Word Kept Pure

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 10th, 2026

To the Reformers, the preservation of Scripture is the proof that God intended His Word to remain the living rule of the Church until the end of time.  Read More

Day 40: The Unity of Scripture, One Story, One Savior

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 9th, 2026

The Reformers read the Bible as one story with one Author. They refused to split God in two, as if the Old Testament revealed a harsher deity and the New a kinder one.  Read More

Day 39: The Canon of Scripture, A Settled Word

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 8th, 2026

The Reformers insisted that the canon is not a list of books the church chose, but a defined deposit from God that the church simply recognized and received.  Read More

Day 38: The Clarity of Scripture, An Open Door

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 7th, 2026

The Reformers taught that while the Bible has its depths, the message of the Gospel is presented at a level where any hungry soul can reach it.  Read More

Day 37: The Sufficiency of Scripture, God’s Word is Enough

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 6th, 2026

The Reformed confessions remind us that we do not need to supplement God’s voice with shifting human philosophies to find the way of life. When God spoke, He spoke completely.  Read More

Day 36: Inerrancy and Truthfulness, Truth Has a Name

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 5th, 2026

The Reformed confessions teach that Scripture is trustworthy because God is trustworthy. God does not misspeak. What God says is true, is true.  Read More

Day 35: The Role of the Holy Spirit, Illumination Not Innovation

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 4th, 2026

The Reformed confessions teach that the Spirit brings understanding to Scripture, not by adding new words, but by opening hearts to receive God’s Word. Scripture is complete. The Spirit’s role is to convince, illuminate, and confirm, not to innovate.  Read More

Day 34: Self-Authenticating Scripture, Recognizing the Word of God

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 3rd, 2026

The Reformers did not teach that the Bible becomes God’s Word when the church approves it. The church receives Scripture because God has already spoken.  Read More

Day 33: The Authority of Scripture, The Line You Do Not Cross

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 2nd, 2026

The Reformers believed men may counsel, but they may not rule where God has not ruled. Scripture binds the conscience because God made the conscience, and God alone has the right to command it, not church, council, or tradition.  Read More

Day 32: Inspiration, God-Breathed and Given by the Spirit

by Dr. JD Funyak on February 1st, 2026

Taken together, the confessions teach that the Bible is not a collection of pious opinions about God. It is God’s own Word given through human writers by the Holy Spirit, and therefore to be received as divine.  Read More

Day 31: The Authority of Scripture

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 31st, 2026

The Reformed confessions insist that the Bible’s authority rests entirely on God, who speaks in Scripture, not on any church’s approval. Therefore councils and traditions must be tested by Scripture, and faithful preaching carries authority only as it truly delivers God’s written Word.  Read More

Day 30: Revelation; General and Special

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 30th, 2026

The Reformers insisted that nature can humble and convict, but only Scripture reveals God’s will for salvation and preserves the church in the truth.  Read More

Day 29: The Doctrine of Scripture, The God Who Speaks

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 29th, 2026

The Reformers insisted that before we can rightly know God’s will, worship Him faithfully, or obey Him rightly, we must hear Him speak.  Read More

Day 28: Worship, The Proper End of the Doctrine of God

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 28th, 2026

The Reformers were not fighting for lifeless worship, but for worship governed by God’s Word rather than human preference. This recovery does not choke joy. It protects joy by re-centering worship on God’s glory in Christ, so doctrine is meant to end in adoration.  Read More

Day 27: Providence: The Fatherly Hand Over All Things

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 27th, 2026

The Reformed confessions do not treat providence as a cold, mechanical decree. Providence means the world is upheld and governed by a Father, not by chance, from the smallest details to the greatest events. Nothing escapes His fatherly care, even when what He ordains is hard.  Read More

Day 26: God’s Grace and Decree: Salvation Begins with God

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 26th, 2026

These confessions want believers confident that salvation rests on God’s mercy, while also making clear that the God who elects also sanctifies. Grace is the root. Holiness is the fruit.  Read More

Day 25: The Spirit, Lord, and Giver of Life

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 25th, 2026

The Reformed confessions insist on the Spirit’s full deity because salvation is not only planned by the Father and purchased by the Son. It must be applied to you by God Himself, the Holy Spirit.  Read More

Day 24: The Son Eternal God Redeeming Lord

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 24th, 2026

The Reformed confessions insist on the Son’s full deity because the gospel collapses without it. Only God can save. Therefore the Savior must be God.  Read More

Day 23: The Father, Source, Sender, and Adopter

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 23rd, 2026

The Reformers wanted Christians to know God as Father, not as an employer who tolerates them, but as the One who loves, sends, and adopts.  Read More

Day 22: The Trinity, One God in Three Persons

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 22nd, 2026

The Reformers did not treat the Trinity as advanced doctrine for specialists. They treated it as the name of the God who saves.  Read More

Day 21: God Is Omnipotent, God Is Able

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 21st, 2026

God’s power is never raw force detached from His character. The almighty God acts with perfect holiness and wisdom, accomplishing all His holy purposes.  Read More

Day 20: God Is Omnipresent, Never Absent

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 20th, 2026

The Reformers believed God is never contained, never absent, and never limited to buildings or moments. Wherever you are, you are before Him.  Read More

Day 19: God Is Omniscient, Fully Known by God, Fully Loved in Christ

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 19th, 2026

The Reformed churches therefore confess a God who knows all things exhaustively and eternally, including every motive, every secret sin, every unspoken fear, and every future moment.  Read More

Day 18: God Is Unchanging, Your Anchor

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 18th, 2026

The Reformers believed God never becomes a different God, so His promises remain as constant as His character.  Read More

Day 17: God Is Eternal, Before All, After All

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 17th, 2026

The Reformers believed God’s eternity means He is without beginning or end, so His promises do not weaken with time and His rule is never limited by it.  Read More

Day 16: God Is True, He Cannot Lie

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 16th, 2026

Put simply, God’s truthfulness is not a mood and not a phase. His promises are as steady as His character, because it is impossible for Him to lie.  Read More

Day 15: God Is Good, He Does Good

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 15th, 2026

The confessions are training you to interpret life through God’s character, not to interpret God’s character through life.  Read More

Day 14: God Is Wise, Never Confused, Never Late

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 14th, 2026

The Reformers believed God never misreads a moment, never misjudges a heart, and never second-guesses His purposes. What He ordains, He orders wisely, even when His ways are beyond tracing to us.  Read More

Day 13: God Is Sovereign, None Can Stay His Hand

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 13th, 2026

The Reformers believed Scripture teaches God truly reigns over all things. Nothing is aimless. Your sin remains your responsibility. But Your salvation is secure because God’s saving purpose in Christ does not fail.  Read More

Day 12: God Is Merciful, He Delights to Pardon

by Dr, JD Funyak on January 12th, 2026

In plain terms, the confessions are saying this: God’s mercy is not Him lowering His standards. It is God meeting His standards through Christ, then freely pardoning every repentant believer who clings to Him.  Read More

Day 11: God Is Just, The Judge of All the Earth

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 11th, 2026

The Reformers agreed that God is the perfectly fair Judge who never excuses guilt, and He will set every wrong right, either at the cross for those who are in Christ or at the final judgment for those who refuse Him.  Read More

Day 10: God Is Love, Not Indifferent, Not Sentimental

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 10th, 2026

The Reformers believed God’s love is His steady, holy mercy shown decisively in Christ, so our comfort rests not on our feelings but on belonging to Jesus in life and in death.  Read More

Day 9: God Is Holy, Not Safe, Not Common

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 9th, 2026

The confessions teach that God’s holiness is His absolute moral purity and majesty, so He never compromises with sin, yet His justice and mercy work together to expose evil and cleanse and restore His people.  Read More

Day 8: God Is Not Divided, His Perfections Do Not Compete

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 8th, 2026

The confessions teach that God is one, whole, and unchanging, so His righteousness and kindness never contradict.  Read More

Day 7: God Is Self-Existent, “I AM”

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 7th, 2026

God is never dependent on us, never improved by us, and never placed in our debt. Salvation is grace from beginning to end because the I AM gives life, not because He needs anything from His creatures.  Read More

Day 6: God is Spirit, Not Like Us

by Dr. JD Funyak on January 6th, 2026

If God is Spirit, then the church must refuse every attempt to domesticate Him through images, props, or techniques, and instead draw near by faith in the Word He has spoken.  Read More