[The following is from The Theologian website. It is an audio lecture by Garry Williamson of Oak Hill Theological College in the UK. This lecture was given at an event sponsored by the Protestant Truth Society. It is particularly interesting that Professor Williams discusses the doctrine of sacramental grace, the issue of real presence of Christ in physical form at the right hand of the Father in glory, justification by faith alone and other Reformed distinctives of Nicholas Ridley and the Reformed theologians of the English Reformation. In particular, one should note Williamson's comments about the local presence of Christ's body as this relates to both Roman Catholic transubstantiation and to Lutheran consubstantiation. This lecture is a must for those who wish to investigate further the Reformed nature of the English Church.]
"It makes goods good sense for the Reformers to focus in on this issue (the Roman Catholic doctrine of the mass) because it gathered together very quickly a whole host of other issues . . . Christian theology can be a knotty business . . . and it can be hard to dissect its nuances carefully and in particular it can be hard sometimes to convict some of your opponents of a particular error if they are slippery in some way."
Garry Williamson
The Death and Doctrine of Nicholas Ridley
Garry Williams
Dr. Garry Williams examines the death and doctrine of Nicholas Ridley, with particular regard to his view of the Lord's Supper.
Ridley was a careful theologian who took pains to properly define and distinguish the real questions at issue, studiously examined the Bible to exegete the relevant texts, was aware of the tradition (especially the Church Fathers), and avoided unnecessary over-reactions in what was literally a heated debate.
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It is about 18 MB in size and lasts 54 minutes.
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