Death of Christ (4)
  1. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst.
  2. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
  3. The biggest point Luther makes about the descent is not that Jesus triumphed over hell idle and unaffected, but that Jesus defeated hell by suffering hell away.
  4. The implications were clear: Jesus’ death destroyed the things that distinguished people as educated or uneducated, rich or poor, free or enslaved, black or white, pious or godless.