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Pilgrim says: The by-word of the Reformers was "Semper Reformanda", always reforming. However, by that they did NOT mean that as time progresses we are to throw off those doctrines which have been found to be unassailable true, e.g., the Trinity, deity of Christ, Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, et al.

It's funny how liberals will use this concept as a banner of their own. The funny thing is, is that they actually mean it in a reverse way the reformers did.

When liberals say this, what they mean is that the church should "reform" towards the world.

And when conservative reformers say this they mean that the church should be ever "reforming" toward Christ and biblical truth. Because the reformers new that all of us have the natural inclination to drift away from the light and that we need to always be reforming or pulling ourselves back to the cross.

I can't count (I really can't) how many times I've heard liberals try to use this as their trump card and it saddens me how complete opposite they have taken this beautiful banner of truth.

Soli Deo Gloria

Dave.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16