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7 mins read|10/27/21Erasmus sought to find meaning behind the words of Scripture in order to make an ultimate claim. Luther, on the other hand, found the Gospel to be meaningless outside of Christ and his Cross.
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6 mins read|10/14/21Luther understood when the Word of God came it did not offer sinners a choice.
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13 mins read|09/22/21For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
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8 mins read|09/18/21For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
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9 mins read|08/21/21When explaining that sinners were saved by grace alone Erasmus would not go so far as to say that the reception of God’s grace erased human responsibility.
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8 mins read|08/13/21Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
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10 mins read|08/03/21Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
