Do Words Matter?

Doctrinal clarity and precision are important, but many people today think that the issues of the Reformation were trivial debates over words. In this lecture, Dr. Reeves breaks through common misconceptions about the Reformation to reveal that what was at stake was the gospel itself. By studying the central issues of the Reformation, we will discover that words matter, because theological precision has eternal significance.

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Michael Reeves

Dr. Michael Reeves is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in the United Kingdom. He is the featured teacher for the Ligonier teaching series The English Reformation and the Puritans. He is author of many books, including The Unquenchable Flame, Delighting in the Trinity, and Rejoice and Tremble.

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