Christian faith is never a solitary possession. When the congregation confesses, the old speak for the young, the strong for the weak, and the clear-voiced for the trembling.
02/24/26
Living by faith has never been about what we bring to the table. It has always been, and always will be, about what God does for us when we can’t do anything for ourselves.
02/23/26
The entire history of Protestantism is downstream of a goldsmith in Mainz figuring out how to cast identical pieces of lead type in less than a minute.
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07/06/21
While baptism is a “once and for all” event that should not be repeated in the Christian’s life, the effects of baptism continue throughout the life of the believer.
06/26/21
Take away the communal aspect, take away the communal gathering around Christ’s body and blood, and the Christian will begin to suffer a malnutrition of faith.
06/23/21
The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.
06/21/21
Our certainty is of Christ, that mighty hero who overcame the Law, sin, death, and all evils.
06/16/21
We continue to run the race, knowing the victory has been won and given to us through Christ Jesus.
06/10/21
Despite what the Pharisees believed and advertised, Jesus was not intent upon deconstructing the fundamental tenets of the Old Testament law. Actually, he proceeds to do just the opposite.
05/05/21
While Elector Frederick and Martin Luther never had a face-to-face meeting, the prince can be credited with the early success of the Reformation.
05/03/21
Luther saw that God demands not that we become perfectly righteous like God but that we simply receive the gift of righteousness; a gift that actually makes us worthy.
04/24/21
Now, if there were another way to heaven, doubtless, he would have made it known to us.
04/17/21
The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.
04/15/21
Forde’s work testifies to the liveliness and vitality of confessional Lutheranism, and its promise for the continuing need to preach Christ crucified in this, and every, age until the Lord’s return.
04/08/21
This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!
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