Tag: Martin Luther
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The Center of Luther’s Theology
As a follow up to my post yesterday, I wanted to write about the center of Martin Luther’s theology. I am by no means a church history expert (or an expert on Luther), but I hope this will provide you even more insight into Luther’s heart for gospel-centered theology. Without a doubt, all the aspects…
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The Accidental Reformer
Martin Luther accidentally helped spark a revival in the church that continues today. If you worship Jesus at any Protestant congregation, you can thank God for using this German monk. The son of a copper miner, Martin Luther was an exceptionally bright young man. He began studying law at the university level when he was…
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Happy Reformation Day
Martin Luther helped spark a revival in the church that continues today. If you worship Jesus at any Protestant congregation, you can thank God for using this German monk. The son of a copper miner, Martin Luther was an exceptionally bright young man. He began studying law at the university level when he was only…
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How Martin Luther Interpreted the Bible
History is full of giants of the faith who have immensely helped the church interpret the Bible properly. One giant in particular stands out: Martin Luther. Along with John Calvin, Luther is perhaps most loved for his radical Christ-centeredness when it comes to Bible interpretation. He’s prominent because God used him at such a vital crossroads in…
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Martin Luther and the Lord’s Supper
In his short chapter “Of the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper” in Table Talk, Martin Luther challenges the Roman Catholic view of how the sacrament (i.e. communion, Lord’s Supper, the Table) is administered. This short chapter does not tell us everything that Luther believed about the Lord’s Supper, but it points to his general convictions. Luther’s Issue…
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Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther helped spark a revival in the church that continues today. If you worship Jesus at any Protestant congregation, you can thank this German monk. The son of a copper miner, Martin Luther was an exceptionally bright young man. He began studying law at the university level when he was only 13, and he…
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You won’t really learn about Christianity if you don’t read the Bible.
Anyone who seeks to discover the secret of Christianity is inevitably driven to the Bible, because Christianity is based on something which happened in the past, the incarnation of God in Christ at a definite point in history. The Bible records this event. – Roland H. Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
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Try to be absolutely clear when you say, “I am a Christian”
I don’t really like labels in Christianity, because on the surface, they seem to divide people who are Christians. That can be true. But it is also true that labels can be helpful when talking to people who are not Christian, but say they are. In today’s pluralistic, postmodern, theological buffet-type culture, we must be…
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What Does Justification Do? (Part 2)
Part 3 in an 8 part series. View series intro and index. Justification declares us righteous God not only legally takes away our sin, but he simultaneously declares us righteous. It was as if we would be neutral when God forgave us of our sin. God doesn’t leave us “in neutral,” as it were. Instead, he pronounces…
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What Justification by Faith Says About God
I’ve been studying justification by faith for the past couple weeks. I’m sure there are many other things, but as I studied Galatians 2 and 3, I thought of ten things that this doctrine says about God: He wants all the glory in the universe for himself. He wants man to be saved by faith…
JAMES PRUCH 