Dr. Luther’s Warning to the German People
“…it is not fitting for me, as a preacher, vested with the spiritual office, to wage war or to counsel war on incite…
“…it is not fitting for me, as a preacher, vested with the spiritual office, to wage war or to counsel war on incite…
In his lectures on Galatians, published in 1535, Dr. Luther discussed the Law as the means by which God reveals sin and brings…
While Martin Luther had formulated the theology of justification from 1515 to 1519, his theological opponents within the papal court called for an…
“A little yeast leavens the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9 In Dr. Luther’s commentary on this verse, we may observe his typical approach in…
Pride (superbia) was the foundation of all sin in medieval piety and theology. A concept well-established on the Bible and the Church Fathers,…
Martin Luther published his edited lectures on Galatians in 1519. In these lectures, we may examine Dr. Luther’s new understanding of justification by…
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…
“In human teachings the righteousness of man is revealed and taught, that is, who is and becomes righteous before himself and before other…
The Evangelical Lutheran princes of the Holy Roman Empire presented their confession of faith to Emperor Charles V on June 25, 1530. This…
“Filius ita factus est homo, ut a spiritu sancto sine virili opera conciperetur et ex Maria pura, sancta, semper virgine nasceretur…” Dass der…
“The world is indeed a sick thing; it is the kind of fur on which neither hide no hair is any good. The…
“This much is sure: Whoever despises the office of the ministry will not think very highly of the Gospel.” [Martin Luther, The Sermon…
“A second question: ‘Suppose my lord were wrong in going to war.’ I reply: If you know for sure that he is wrong,…
The life of the baptized lay person today should look very similar to the life of the baptized in the sixteenth century. Most…
This post is the second on this topic. In order to read part I, go here: Luther on Vocation Part I Dr. Martin Luther…
“Now, if you are afraid to go to the Sacrament, and your conscience frightens you, as if you were unworthy, put this verse…
In the sixteenth century Dr. Martin Luther’s teaching on the office of Christian priesthood liberated the laity from the servitude to an elite…
“We have many students here who are so full of knowledge after they have been in Wittenberg half a year that they suppose…
“Thus the most precious treasure and strongest consolation we Christians have is this: that the Word, the true and natural Son of God,…
Martin Luther never softened his message to make it more acceptable. He did not do this for his theological opponents, his colleagues, or…
“To make the way smoother for the unlearned—for only them do I serve—I shall set down the following two propositions concerning the freedom…
When Martin Luther published his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, he sought to redefine the foundation of late medieval piety: the sacrament of penance….
In the early sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire had become the dominant power in the Middle East. When Suleiman the Magnificent (r.1520-66) became…
“The popes have never seriously intended to wage war against the Turk; instead they used the Turkish war as a cover for their…
One day someone asked Martin Luther whether godly persons should expect merit for their good works that result from their justification. Luther answered…