Reformation Doctrine (491)
  1. Longstanding tradition must be bolstered by something outside of ourselves that also lies outside of the traditions of men.
  2. No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.
  3. Our faith is precisely where Paul puts it, namely, in the blood of Christ.
  4. This is an excerpt from “Confession and Absolution” by John T. Pless in Common Places in Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly, edited by Mark Mattes, (1517 Publishing 2023).
  5. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  6. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  7. 1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
  8. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  9. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  10. The phrase “works of the law” has an antithesis when it comes to righteousness—faith. What keeping the Law could not do, the gift of faith does.
  11. To preach Christ and Him crucified is to reveal again the revealed God who saves.
  12. Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.
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