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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes

  1. The New Birth as Passive: An Excerpt from Ditching the Checklist

    book
    02/13/25
    7 mins
    Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners) by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 5-7.

  2. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    17 mins
    Mark Mattes
    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).

  3. A Guide to the Augsburg Confession

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

  4. Is Jesus the Only Way? Yes and No

    book
    03/08/21
    13 mins
    Mark Mattes
    It’s not the disciples’ faith that invented the resurrection but the resurrection that gave birth to the disciples’ faith.

  5. Rethinking Social Justice

    book
    11/12/20
    18 mins
    Mark Mattes
    The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).

  6. A Q&A with Mark Mattes on Law and Gospel in Action: Foundations, Ethics and Church

    book
    04/09/19
    16 mins
    Mark Mattes
    The Gospel restores us to our true humanity, embeds us in the body of Christ, feeds us with Christ’s own body, and offers us a community.

  7. Balaam's Donkey

    book
    02/27/19
    9 mins
    Mark Mattes
    God is used to working with colorful figures. One of the most colorful in the Bible is Balaam. Hailing from Mesopotamia, Balaam was what we might call a shaman or a soothsayer.

  8. The More Promising Approach to Discipleship

    book
    02/22/19
    18 mins
    Mark Mattes
    The following is an excerpt from Law and Gospel in Action written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).

  9. Preaching to C & E Christians

    book
    12/16/18
    13 mins
    Mark Mattes
    No doubt a few preachers cringe at the thought of "C and E" (Christmas and Easter) Christians showing up for Christmas Eve services...I must confess, when I preach on Christmas and Easter, I do not share this sentiment held by some of my peers.

  10. Assurance of Salvation with Mark Mattes

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    04/08/25
    12 mins
    Kelsi Klembara Mark Mattes
    In this episode, Kelsi chats with theologian Mark Mattes about his new release with 1517 Publishing, ⁠Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners)⁠.
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