Reformation Doctrine (494)
  1. What I was missing—what so many are missing—is a Church that doesn’t just speak about Christ, but delivers him.
  2. The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.
  3. While I disagree with many things Francis did and believed, I think he deserves credit for this: Francis showed us what Christian leadership can look like.
  4. Longstanding tradition must be bolstered by something outside of ourselves that also lies outside of the traditions of men.
  5. No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.
  6. Our faith is precisely where Paul puts it, namely, in the blood of Christ.
  7. This is an excerpt from “Confession and Absolution” by John T. Pless in Common Places in Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly, edited by Mark Mattes, (1517 Publishing 2023).
  8. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  9. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  10. 1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
  11. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  12. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
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