The 400th Anniversary of Dort

5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 November 2018

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Jacobus Arminius challenged the bedrock doctrines of the Reformation—but the Reformed churches pushed back. On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols interviews Dr. W. Robert Godfrey on the Synod of Dort and why we still celebrate its anniversary 400 years later.

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0:00.0	Welcome to five minutes in church history hosted by Dr Stephen Nichols, where we take a little
0:07.8	break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity.
0:16.0	This is our story, our family history. Let's get started.
0:20.0	Well, welcome back to another episode of five minutes in church history. On this
0:26.6	episode we are visiting again with a friend of ours, Dr. Bob Godfrey. Good to
0:31.4	see you, Dr Godfrey.
0:33.0	Thank you, great to be here with you.
0:34.0	So you were president of Westminster Seminary, California.
0:38.0	You still are teaching fellow for Ligonier, chairman of the board for Ligonier,
0:42.0	author of a number of books and a church historian.
0:47.0	And I want to talk to you about an event that I know means a lot to you.
0:51.0	What is the significance of 2018 and 2019 when it comes to an important
0:57.2	anniversary in church history? Well the good news for us is we get two years to celebrate
1:01.9	this anniversary.
1:03.0	You know, we got one year for Luther in 2017,
1:07.0	but this year we get two years to celebrate the meeting of the
1:11.0	Synod of Dortract. Okay, that's a Dutch city, Dort
1:14.4	in the Netherlands.
1:15.4	We shorten it to Dort.
1:17.1	Yes.
1:18.1	And this was a Synod that was convened.
1:21.3	1618.
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