The Protestant Reformation occurred against the backdrop of great corruption in doctrine, worship, and piety. In this message, Dr. Stephen Nichols looks at the setting of the sixteenth-century Reformation and the problems in the church that made substantial reform necessary. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=get-started This message is from Semper Reformanda, our 2025 Escondido Conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30acyfm60fUxiRYKGPg6sAQrEiBryDWG