What is your view of the early Christian church? In the first 200 years after Christ died was the Christian church a reformed church?
Depends what you mean by 'reformed' - the 16th century Reformers sought to 'reform' (read: return) from the innovations and abberations of the Rome. So, in that sense, 'Reformed' is anachronistic.
However, some of the key doctrinal issues of the Reformation were well addressed in the much-earlier church in the debates (e.g.) between Augustine and Pelagius. The 16th century Reformers were returning to the Augustinian view, while Rome pushed a semi-Pelagian view. So, in that sense--the Reformation was a return to Augustinianism, a return to a more historic (and more importantly, scripturally-faithful) understanding of the gospel.
If you're a reader and interested, check out Matthew Barrett's _The Reformation as Return_ which is an excellent corrective (so far) to Brad S. Gregory's _Unintended Reformation_.
However, some of the key doctrinal issues of the Reformation were well addressed in the much-earlier church in the debates (e.g.) between Augustine and Pelagius. The 16th century Reformers were returning to the Augustinian view, while Rome pushed a semi-Pelagian view. So, in that sense--the Reformation was a return to Augustinianism, a return to a more historic (and more importantly, scripturally-faithful) understanding of the gospel.
If you're a reader and interested, check out Matthew Barrett's _The Reformation as Return_ which is an excellent corrective (so far) to Brad S. Gregory's _Unintended Reformation_.
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