October 31, 1517, was probably not much different from any other day in Wittenberg, Germany. People were milling about the city, going through their daily routines. Children were running off to school to learn their lessons. Adults were on their way to work or to attend mass at the local church. Maybe some of them … Continue reading The True Treasure of the Church (1)
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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)
Luther’s Table Talk concerning prayer
As Reformation Day at the end of this month draws near, we have the opportunity to remember and give thanks for one of God’s greatest works in the history of the church, the Protestant Reformation, through which God restored the gospel to His people and purified the church from the accumulated corruptions of medieval Catholicism. … Continue reading Luther’s Table Talk concerning prayer
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