Today is a day normally celebrated as halloween.
I have alot of memories going out "trick or treating" and getting lots of free candy. But, there is a more important holiday that should be recognized.
That holiday is Reformation Day. It was a day that awakened people to the truth of salvation by grace alone through faith alone. And started the split between protestants and roman catholics. We should be very grateful for what God did through the life of Martin Luther. Thanks to his work, we can now go to church and hear the Gospel preached without fear that roman catholic armies would throw us into prison or burn us at the stake. Thanks be to God for the reformers!!!
On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenburg church. His theses were propositions against the power and efficacy of indulgences. Martin Luther's desire was not to stir up strife. But to bring the truth to light in LOVE. Number 36 of his 95 theses sums up the entire list very well.
#36
"Every truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without letters of pardon."
I do not know of any better way to end this post than to list a few of Luther's 95 theses. So here we go:
#30
" No one is sure that his own contrition is sincere; much less that he has attained full remission"
#32
" They will be condemned eternally, together with their teachers, who believe themselves sure of their salvation because they have letters of pardon"
#37
" Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the church; and this is granted him by God, even without letters of pardon"
#43
" Christians are to be taught that he who sees a man in need, and passes him by, and gives [his money] for pardons, purchases not the indulgences of the pope, but the indignation of God."
#62
" The true treasure of the Church is the Most Holy Gospel of the glory anf the grace of God"
#63
" But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last."
If you would like to read the rest of Luther's theses, click here
1 comment:
Enjoyed this post a lot Doug! It's one of my favorites of the ones you have done so far. :-)
It was good to see some of the 95 thesis typed out, if I knew them, I forgot what they were. (this is what happens to your brain a couple of years after high school, your forget everything if you don't review it. :-) )
Anyway, keep up the good work!
Amanda :-)
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