1. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  2. The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.
  3. It’s not the disciples’ faith that invented the resurrection but the resurrection that gave birth to the disciples’ faith.
  4. The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).