Martin Luther and Reformation Day
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Happy 500th anniversary of Reformation Day!
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther is said to have nailed his ‘95 Theses’ to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg. These were 95 revolutionary ideas that served as the catalyst for the eventual breaking away from the Catholic Church and were later instrumental in forming the movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s ‘95 Theses’ called for a full reform of the Catholic Church and challenged other scholars to debate with him on matters of church policy. It was these activities that got Martin Luther excommunicated from the Church in 1520.
In 1521, after a month of hearings before religious and government authorities, Martin Luther was declared an outlaw, requiring his arrest as a “notorious heretic.” On his way to jail, Luther was “kidnapped” by masked horsemen. But it was a staged event by a wealthy supporter of Luther named Frederick III. The kidnappers ended up delivering Luther to the safety of Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany. Remarkably, during a year of protective custody here at the Castle, Luther performed the incredible feat of translating the Bible’s New Testament from Greek to German.
Hope you all have a good Reformation Day tomorrow! I really enjoy watching your videos
Bless you all
Luthera reformation gives the holy bible to every peRson🙏
@nanipaul4416 Not Reformation Day but Wolfe Tone Day. Song is Brave Protestant Men by The Wolfe Tones.
Not St. Paddys(Patrick) Day but Wolfe Tone Day.
Wolfe Tone was an Irish Anglican who fought British rule. It refutes the notion of sectarian conflict. Irish Prods and Tagues fought British rule.
@nanipaul4416 Not a West Brit twat, not a Freestater, not pro-British Tagues and Prods have the right to be called Irishmen!
Not the bloody sellouts of the Good Friday Agreement who betrayed Irish Republicanism have a right to be called Irishmen!
yay protestants! 😊😊😊😊
Luther taught that we are justified by "faith alone," faith without works. This contradicts the apostle James. Citing Abraham's example, James wrote: "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only" (James 2:24).
Abraham's works was his obedience; by or through faith he made the critical choice: to obey: "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went" (Hebrews 11:8).
Abraham received the blessings because he obeyed, not because he had faith. The Lord explained this to Abraham's son Isaac:
"Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws" (Genesis 26:5).
Would Abraham have received the blessings by having faith in the promises but staying home? Of course not! That would have been dead faith, faith without works, faith without obedience. Abraham's "works" was his obedience.
James wrote about Abraham:
"Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only" (James 2:22-24).
Did Abraham receive the blessings, justification and imputed righteousness by "faith alone," by just thinking God's promises were true? No! He was a _believer._ In the true and complete sense of the word _believe_ he obeyed, he acted on his faith. His obedience made his faith alive and "perfect" or complete.
Please realize this: those three verses from James show that _true believing is more than "faith alone"!_
Do we receive saving grace by "faith alone," simply thinking/trusting this or that is true? No! Jesus is "the author of eternal salvation unto all them that _obey_ Him" (Hebrews 5:9).
And who is it that receives the holy spirit: is it those who have "faith alone"? No! "And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that _obey_ him" (Peter, in Acts 5:32).
Those who choose to obey are given the holy spirit to help and guide them in their obedience. So, how do we obey? God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Acts 7:30). We must _choose to come to God._ How do we come to that choice? _Through_ faith: "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for _he that cometh to God_ must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" (Hebrews 11:6).
It is the _choice_ we make - _to come to God_ - that matters, not just having faith that God is real and rewards them that seek Him, etc.
Through the ransom Jesus made available on the cross, His life for ours, we can (by grace) be redeemed from the death penalty we have earned (Romans 6:23) for our past sins . . . IF we'll choose to turn from living apart from God, to turn from sin that earned us the death penalty in the first place. Without repentance, we remain unredeemed from the death penalty earned for past sins . . . and we will surely perish in death for those sins. That's why Jesus warned, saying "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:5).
Those who preach "faith alone" are misrepresenting Jesus and deceiving many. After His resurrection Jesus appeared to His disciples. Notice what He told them to preach:
"Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that *_repentance and remission of sins_* should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem" (Luke 24:45-47).
Did Jesus tell them to preach "faith alone"?
Let's go to Ephesians 2:8-10 for more about "works":
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Note that the passage says "by grace are ye saved *_through_* faith." It does not say "by grace are ye saved just by having faith." As we saw in Hebrews 11:6, it is _through_ faith that we can choose to "come to God."
"Works" means different things according to the context. The "works" Paul referred to in Ephesians 2:9 was "good works" or good deeds as seen in verse 10. Neither these, nor "the works of the law" (circumcision, etc, from Paul's letters to the Romans and Galatians) can ever "earn" grace or justification. Abraham's "works" was yet another type of works: simple obedience through faith. Abraham's obedience made his faith alive and complete, making him a believer. For that, he was justified to God, righteousness was imputed to him and he received the promised blessings.
Those who abide in a relationship with Jesus (John 15:1-6) are becoming "his workmanship" (Ephesians 2:10): the relationship with Him "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11; Rev 3:19). This is sanctification, saving us from slavery to sin. As they become the "new man" Paul wrote about, they are learning to keep the commandments. And they produce good works because it is becoming their nature to do so. Those good works in no way earn justification, but they are evidence of faith made alive - and of the holy spirit received - through obedience.
Redemption (from the death penalty we've earned for sin, Romans 6:23) is available by grace IF we'll obey and come to God in repentance, choosing to turn from sin that earned us the death penalty in the first place. Jesus made that redemption available when he provided a ransom - His life for ours - on the cross (re: Matthew 20:28, Hosea 13:14).
Forgiven and redeemed, we stand justified. Jesus' righteousness is imputed or credited to us. If we actully _were_ righteous there would, of course, be no need to _impute_ righteousness to us. So, do we now coast along in sin, assuming Jesus' righteousness covers us, assuming Jesus did it all for us on the cross, assuming we're "saved," done deal? Oh no. Remember: we are becoming "his workmanship." We must choose to abide in Him and choose to continue in repentance as He leads us out of slavery to sin (John 15:6; 2 Peter 1:10, 11; Phil 2:12).
Jesus finished making a ransom available on the cross, but His work is not finished. Many years afer His resurrection He said to His churches, His people: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" (Revelation 3:19). An ongoing relationship with Him "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby" (Hebrews 12:11).
We are expected to follow His example and overcome, just as He overcame:
"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne" (Revelation 3:21).
"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son" (Revelation 21:6).
"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God" (Revelation 2:7).
"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death" (Revelation 2:7).
Jesus is at work right now, creating sons and daughters for the Father's eternal family. Are you in?
Thats a misrepresentation. Luther says We are justified by faith alone, grace alone, scripture alone. Not just faith. Through these things good works will flow.
Your statement is a misrepresentation of Luther's teachings. Luther taught "Faith Alone, Grace Alone Scripture Alone." Through these 3 things works will flow. You can't just conveinently leave things out. That's misleading.
If by works, works of what ?! He who ministers the spirit amongst you, tell me, how does he do it, by the law or by the spirit ? Works follow faith without the deeds of the law, not the other way around. James also said that the saint cannot sin,, how is that possible if he is under the law. For Christ removed the law for righteousness that in the end the just may live by faith. So I ask you again, if works, then tell us, works of what ?! How did you receive the spirit, by works of the law ?
8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10
May God b glorified in this. Amen.
@@susanjackson5327 You wrote *_"Your statement is a misrepresentation of Luther's teachings. Luther taught "Faith Alone, Grace Alone Scripture Alone." "_*
"Faith Alone, Grace Alone Scripture Alone." ??? Makes no sense. That's three things . . . not one. Alone = 1.
I can’t wait till the judgement day to see what God the Father will do to those who reject Him!
What a weird comment. A true understanding of judgement day should cause a believer to be humble and thankful the Father saw fit to save them through the death of His son and spare them of His wrath.
@@alyssamaden126exactly