Reformation Figures

321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

09/16/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

03/18/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

02/22/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
289: Melanchthon - What a horrible and wretched spectacle!

01/09/23

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley

Love Amongst The Cling-Ons. In this episode, we discuss Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes, focusing our attention on justification, faith, love, and prayer.
How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross

05/19/22

10 mins

By Donavon Riley

The point Luther made, again and again, was that distance between God and sinners is collapsed when the crucified Christ himself comes to sinners through a preacher.
The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

03/18/22

7 mins

By Donavon Riley

Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 3)

03/11/22

8 mins

By Donavon Riley

For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part 2

03/01/22

8 mins

By Donavon Riley

Christ powerless on the Cross is where the false definitions of glory theologies are exposed and everything is turned upside down.
The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms: Part One

02/22/22

9 mins

By Donavon Riley

Luther’s confessions and writings during that time demonstrated the diagnosis of the problem he faced had always been the same.
Erasmus versus Luther: Bound to Be Free (Part 8)

10/27/21

7 mins

By Donavon Riley

Erasmus sought to find meaning behind the words of Scripture in order to make an ultimate claim. Luther, on the other hand, found the Gospel to be meaningless outside of Christ and his Cross.
Erasmus versus Luther - Bound to Be Free, Part 7

10/14/21

6 mins

By Donavon Riley

Luther understood when the Word of God came it did not offer sinners a choice.
Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 6)

09/22/21

13 mins

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.

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