A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God. – Martin Luther
Luther – Works for the Old Man — Grace for the New
Works for the Old Man — Grace for the New I was so impressed with this passage from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians explaining the difference between works and grace that I thought I’d like to update it and put it in more contemporary English. So here it is. When we think of righteousness, we [...]
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that
?”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate: only [...]
Help the Children Love the Different People
Help the Children Love the Different People Racial Harmony Sunday January 17, 2010 By John Piper Romans 5:1-11 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and [...]
The justice of God in His dealings with men
You may be worried that it is hard to defend the mercy and equity of God in damning the undeserving, that is, ungodly persons, who, being born in ungodliness, can by no means avoid being ungodly, and staying so, and being damned, but are compelled by natural necessity to sin and perish; as Paul says: [...]
Christ Is No Exactor
Christ is no Moses, no exactor, no giver of laws, but a giver of grace, a Savior; he is infinite mercy and goodness, freely and bountifully given to us.
“” Martin Luther
A Never-Failing Stream
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! — Amos 5:24 While many attribute this quote to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it was originally uttered by Amos, God’s spokesman over 2600 years earlier than Dr. King quoted it. God wanted his people to know that their religious pilgrimages, their [...]
Temptations Cannot Be Avoided
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we should let them nest in our hair.
“”Martin Luther (1483″“1546)
Martin Luther – 1507
Did You Know?
When Luther became a priest and celebrated his first Mass, in 1507, he trembled so much that he nearly dropped the bread and cup. He became so terrified of the presence of Christ in the sacrament that he tried to run from the altar.
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Martin Luther – The 95 Theses
Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Commonly Known as The 95 Theses
by Dr. Martin Luther
Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian, Master [...]
THEOLOGIANS – Martin Luther
THEOLOGIANS
Martin Luther
Passionate reformer
“At last meditating day and night, by the mercy of God, I began to understand that the righteousness of God is that through which the righteous live by a gift of God, namely by faith. Here I felt as if I were entirely born again and had entered paradise itself through the gates [...]
What Luther Said – 1521
What Luther Said
When Martin Luther stood up for his ideas at the Diet of Worms, did he really say, “Here I stand”?
Elesha Coffman
As noted in the “This Week in Christian History” listings below, it was indeed this week, in 1521, when young Martin Luther was called before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet [...]
Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms – 1521
April 16, 1521:
German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms, convinced he would get the hearing he requested in 1517 to discuss the abuse of indulgences and his 95 Theses. He was astounded when he discovered it would not be a debate, but rather a judicial hearing to see if he wished to [...]
Martin Luther – 1507
Did You Know? When Luther became a priest and celebrated his first Mass, in 1507, he trembled so much that he nearly dropped the bread and cup. He became so terrified of the presence of Christ in the sacrament that he tried to run from the altar.
Martin Luther – The 95 Theses
Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Commonly Known as The 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, [...]
