A Tract on Life in Christ
In “The Freedom of a Christian,” Luther lays out the central Reformation assertion that faith in Christ and not works of the law justifies sinful human beings in the sight of God.
In “The Freedom of a Christian,” Luther lays out the central Reformation assertion that faith in Christ and not works of the law justifies sinful human beings in the sight of God.
Luther’s much simpler and shorter hymn, “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” (LSB 655), simply wins the day, hands down.
Martin was a career military officer, as his father before him. That’s the way it was in the 4th century in the Roman Imperial Army.
Whatever you put your faith in, that is your god. So said Luther in his explanation to the First Commandment in the Large Catechism.
According to Luther’s teachings about the Christian life, the good works God desires of us are carried out in our vocations.
The two kingdoms doctrine in Lutheran theology is not just distinction between the church and the state, the sacred and the secular, or the spiritual and the physical. Luther often described them as the “temporal kingdom” and the “eternal kingdom.” Though temporal and eternal includes the other senses, the distinction between the temporal and the
As secularism grows and theological literacy declines, it’s little wonder that ancient heresies are rushing into the void.
Vocation means far more than “what I do for a living.” According to Luther, Christians have multiple vocations or callings.
If you choose to wade into the deep waters of social media political conversations, whether related to the pandemic or the elections, first ask yourself these three questions.
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Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we do not live in an increasingly secularized, materialist society. Rather, we live in a society in which people are increasingly “spiritual, but not religious.”
I first encountered morning and evening colors at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.