Why Should I Be Interested in Church History?
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Joel R. Beeke
Dr. Joel R. Beeke is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, a pastor of Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Mich., and editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books. He is author of numerous books, including Parenting by God’s Promises, Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith, and Reformed Preaching.
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Why Should I Be Interested in Church History? - Joel R. Beeke
WHY SHOULD I BE INTERESTED IN
CHURCH HISTORY?
JOEL R. BEEKE
AND
MICHAEL A. G. HAYKIN
REFORMATION HERITAGE BOOKS
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Why Should I Be Interested in Church History?
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CULTIVATING BIBLICAL GODLINESS
Series Editors
Joel R. Beeke and Ryan M. McGraw
Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said that what the church needs to do most of all is to begin herself to live the Christian life. If she did that, men and women would be crowding into our buildings. They would say, ‘What is the secret of this?’
As Christians, one of our greatest needs is for the Spirit of God to cultivate biblical godliness in us in order to put the beauty of Christ on display through us, all to the glory of the triune God. With this goal in mind, this series of booklets treats matters vital to Christian experience at a basic level. Each booklet addresses a specific question in order to inform the mind, warm the affections, and transform the whole person by the Spirit’s grace, so that the church may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
WHY SHOULD I BE INTERESTED IN
CHURCH HISTORY?
In Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey, the character Catherine Morland says history tells me nothing that does not either vex or weary me.
1 In many respects that statement is a reflection of the contemporary Western attitude toward history. Generally speaking, men and women in the West today rarely think of consulting history for wisdom, direction, or encouragement. History, at best, contains interesting and entertaining bits of trivia. But wisdom? No, that is found by looking to the present and the future. We should also keep in mind that people living in North