Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.
Our Lord Jesus builds, forms, and fashions his church as an artist forms a mosaic.
Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.

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Who is God? What did God do in the person of Jesus, and how are we connected to the benefits of the Resurrection?
In the suffering of Jesus, we have an example of trusting in the promises of the Father.
On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
A person, not a nation, can be a Christian because only a person can be saved by grace through faith in the work of Christ.
Stories like Onoda’s offer an interesting parallel to our life in the Gospel.
These new texts and manuscripts, while not altering the message of the text, can give us better insight into particular historical and grammatical issues.
The story of these faithful Christians serves to highlight the roles of both Africa and martyrdom in the early church and today.
What follows is a little crash course in how to read Calvin with respect, for our benefit, and with an eye to how we keep Reformation giants at a proper historical arms distance.
We can’t all afford to travel the world, but the more we read from outside our own context, the bigger we see the world.
When the church has gone astray, it has been the responsible (not slavish) approach to history that has helped correct the course.
Perhaps best known for his “wager,” Pascal is often associated with this curious argument for the existence of God and eternal blessedness.