In chapter seven, Trueman deals with Luther’s view of righteousness in the Christian life. This question is one of the most important questions for the Christian life. How is a person righteous before God? What is the Christian’s righteousness? Basic to Luther’s understanding of righteousness is the distinction between alien and proper righteousness. Alien righteousness is … Continue reading Luther on the Christian Life (7)
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Luther on the Christian Life (6)
Continuing with our review of Carl Trueman's book Luther on the Christian Life, we pick up with the sixth chapter. Chapter six focuses more closely on Luther’s high view of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. For Luther the Christian life was “saturated” with the Sacraments, that is, it is marked by the regular use of the Sacraments … Continue reading Luther on the Christian Life (6)
Luther on the Christian Life (5)
In chapter five, entitled “Living by the Word,” Trueman moves from Luther’s understanding of the worship of the church to his view of the day-to-day Christian life. Here the reader is given insight into Luther’s understanding of how the Christian life is lived out in the “normal” daily life of the ordinary believer. It has already been pointed out that … Continue reading Luther on the Christian Life (5)
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