“This doctrine of justification by faith is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God; and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour…For no one who does not hold this article – or, to use Paul’s expression, this ‘sound doctrine’ (Titus 2:1) [...]
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October 31 – “This doctrine of justification by faith is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God; and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour…”
Posted in Martin Luther, tagged justification, reformation on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
August 20 – “…all things stand or fall by the will and authority of God…all the earth keeps silence before the face of the Lord.”
Posted in Martin Luther, tagged Bible, sovereignty on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Here, I see, you are taking the view that the truth and usefulness of Scripture should be measured and decided according to the feeling of men – to be precise, of the ungodliest of men; so that nothing henceforth will be true, Divine and wholesome but what these persons find pleasing and acceptable…What else do [...]
Distinction between God and man
Posted in Martin Luther, tagged sovereignty, worship on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“For if I am ignorant of the nature, extent and limits of what I can and must do with reference to God, I shall be equally ignorant and uncertain of the nature, extent and limits of what God can and will do in me – though God, in fact, works all in all (1 Corinthians [...]