TOPIC INDEXReformation Doctrine (7)

  1. A Guide to the Augsburg Confession

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

  2. Is Jesus the Only Way? Yes and No

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

  3. Rethinking Social Justice

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

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

    book
    04/09/19
    16 mins
    By 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.

  5. Balaam's Donkey

    book
    02/27/19
    9 mins
    By 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.

  6. The More Promising Approach to Discipleship

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

  7. Preaching to C & E Christians

    book
    12/16/18
    13 mins
    By 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.