1. What the Law Can and Can't Do

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    02/08/22
    8 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    God’s design in the Law is to enable man to know himself; to perceive the false and unjustified state of his heart; to discover how far he is from God and to disdain his own goodness.
    What the Law Can and Can't Do

  2. Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

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    01/28/22
    11 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Aquinas would craft a systematic theology that did with the matter of faith what Aristotle had done with the natural world.
    Thomas Aquinas: The Doctor of the Church

  3. Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

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    10/22/21
    15 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans would work together on the mission field, at home, and abroad.
    Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

  4. A Q&A for How Melanchthon Helped Discover the Gospel

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    10/12/21
    6 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    This is a Q&A for 1517 Publishing’s newest release, “How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel,” by Lowell C. Green. This release also marks the launch of our new Melanchthon Library.
    A Q&A for How Melanchthon Helped Discover the Gospel

  5. Luther at Augsburg

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    10/11/21
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    Even if not a turning point, 1518 is a point of no return for Luther.
    Luther at Augsburg

  6. In Search for the Meaning of Grace

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    09/24/21
    8 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
    In Search for the Meaning of Grace

  7. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 6)

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    09/22/21
    13 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
    Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 6)

  8. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 5)

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    09/18/21
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
    Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 5)

  9. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

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    08/03/21
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
    Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

  10. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

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    07/28/21
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.
    Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

  11. The Trinity and the Gospel

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    07/09/21
    13 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    What Luther is doing in his Catechism is teaching how the gospel is an action of the whole Trinity, not just one of the persons.
    The Trinity and the Gospel

  12. A Guide to the Augsburg Confession

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    06/23/21
    14 mins
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    By Mark Mattes
    The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.
    A Guide to the Augsburg Confession
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