Can Theologians, Too, Be Saved?
By Scott Keith
05/25/26
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Can Theologians, Too, Be Saved?

No one is harder to convert than a religious expert.
A Mouthful of God's Words
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/21/26

A Mouthful of God's Words

Jeremiah’s prophetic call isn’t a one-off moment. Unique though it was, it wasn’t wholly exclusive.
The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
05/18/26

The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance

Through baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper, Christ meets you with his radical forgiveness which changes everything, even the self!

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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/06/18

Against Such Things There Is No Law

Galatians 5 isn’t a move beyond Christ to the Christian life. Galatians 5 is the Christian life in Christ.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
11/02/18

Election Hacking

Divine election hacking happens with the proposal that God’s Word is irrelevant and powerless, weak and impotent.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
10/31/18

Reformation Day: 501 Years Later

While 500 years is certainly something to be celebrated, to always focus on the anniversary number could run the risk of forgetting the true meaning behind the reason we remember the Reformation as an important period in the history of the Christian church.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/26/18

The Dangers of Shallow Sanctification

Rather than calling me to pick burrs off my coat, God’s love strips me of my delusions and cuts to the heart of my disease.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
10/19/18

An Introduction to Luther's Theology of the Cross

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Theology of the Cross: Reflections on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation written by Steve Paulson and edited by Kelsi Klembara and Caleb Keith (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/12/18

Theses 27-28: Love for the Unlovable

But these good works aren’t done under compulsion. They’re done freely. They aren’t done so that God will love us. They’re done because He loves us.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
10/11/18

What If and What Is

For all its stewing, regret ironically does not truly focus on the past. Often it is more concerned with the present and the future and how they would be if only we had done something differently.
Rod Rosenbladt
Rod Rosenbladt
10/05/18

Theses 25-26: The Final Turn

From Our Series on Luthers, Heidelberg Disputation.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
10/04/18

Considering the Weak in Faith?

Perhaps if we indulged our Christian freedom around them, they would come to see that “the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
10/01/18

Christ’s Gifts For Ingrates

Have you ever received a gift for which you were less than thrilled, but you had to pretend you really liked it so as not to offend the giver?
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
09/28/18

Theses 22-24: The Wisdom of the Cross

A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/24/18

Thesis 21: When Good is Evil and Evil is Good

This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation
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