Reconciliation and Justification by Theodore Dierks: Review
Outline Citation Evaluation The Atonement in Lutheran Theology Plan of the Book The Problem Teaching of Christ and the Apostles Teaching of the…
Outline Citation Evaluation The Atonement in Lutheran Theology Plan of the Book The Problem Teaching of Christ and the Apostles Teaching of the…
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Outline Citation Explanation of Review and Commentary Preview of Substance…
Philip Melanchthon published his first major theological work, Loci Communes (Theological Commonplaces) in 1521. At the age of 21, in 1518 Melanchthon had come…
In 1519, Luther published an edited copy of his lectures on Galatians. This text represented his clearest exposition of the doctrine of justification. …
An examination of Luther’s lectures on Romans in 1515-1516 reveals significant changes in his understanding of justification. In these lectures, he began to…
In 1545, Martin Luther wrote the preface for the publication of his complete works in Latin. Therein he included a biographical statement that…
In my previous post (Luther at Augsburg) I described Martin Luther’s meeting with Cardinal Cajetan at Augsburg in October 1518. There Luther had…
This week we celebrate the 501st anniversary of the Reformation. On October 31st, 1517 a German professor at the University of Wittenberg named…
Our observation of the 500th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther’s publication of the Ninety-Five Theses took place a few months ago. However, this…
While Martin Luther had formulated the theology of justification from 1515 to 1519, his theological opponents within the papal court called for an…
Martin Luther published his edited lectures on Galatians in 1519. In these lectures, we may examine Dr. Luther’s new understanding of justification by…
A new book offers a new kind of critique of the novel and movie, The Shack. My articles here on Brothers of John the Steadfast…
We saw that Martin Luther began his rediscovery of the Gospel during his lectures on Romans in 1515-16 (Cause of Salvation). Although Dr. Luther…
Gerhard Forde says, “Sanctification, if it is to be spoken of as something other than justification, is perhaps best defined as the art…
St. Paul makes the distinction between justification before men and justification before God in Romans chapter 4. He says that Abraham had reason…
Good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell. Jesus told a story about a rich man and a poor man. …
Sometimes the Lutheran Church is accused of not being very missional. We’re solid when it comes to doctrine—justification by grace through faith alone—but…
On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles…
One day someone asked Martin Luther whether godly persons should expect merit for their good works that result from their justification. Luther answered…
“Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.’ Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham….
Christians are often accused of hypocrisy and intolerance. As sinners, we routinely fail to practice what we preach. However, hypocrisy is not synonymous with moral failure,…
I was raised Roman Catholic. Now I’m a Lutheran pastor. But I didn’t just leave the Roman Catholic Church because I happened to…
Spend much time at all among Lutherans and you’re likely to eventually hear the phrase “proper distinction of Law and Gospel”. This is something we cherish — the preaching of God’s Law equally balanced with the soothing words of His … Continue reading →
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“For inasmuch as the saints are always aware of their sin and seek righteousness from God in accord with His mercy, for this…
The Church stands or falls on the article of justification. Ask any Lutheran about justification and it won’t be long before you’re hearing…