1. This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
  2. In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
  3. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
  4. Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
  5. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  6. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  7. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  8. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  9. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  10. Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
  11. As I look back, I choose to remember her as a soul redeemed by Christ.
  12. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.