Know What You Believe with Michael Horton Spiritual Formation and the Reformation: Comer, Willard, Calvin
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Mar 24, 2026 A thoughtful comparison of contemporary spiritual formation influences like Comer and Willard with Reformation piety. Discussion of how Luther and Calvin united doctrine and life rather than separating them. Exploration of union with Christ, communal means of grace, and how public worship shapes private devotion and everyday service to neighbors.
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Piety That Deepens Into The Gospel
- Reformation piety deepens into the gospel rather than seeking a higher spiritual plane.
- It centers communal, covenantal means of grace that unite believers to Christ through public ministry, shaping private devotion.
Good Works Served Outward Not Upward
- Good works are done for others through everyday callings, not as merit before God.
- Horton emphasizes extrospective piety: looking up to God in faith and out to neighbors in love via public ministry.
Modern Formation Echoes Monastic Solitude
- Contemporary spiritual formation often revives monastic practices emphasizing private disciplines like silence and solitude.
- Horton links this trajectory to Dallas Willard and medieval/Anabaptist pietism's inward, individualistic focus.
