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Willing to Suffer for the Gospel, Part One
When it comes to dealing with persecution, Luther offers much to imitate. He certainly experienced significant persecution. The pope, who by his calling ought to have defended Luther and promoted the gospel, did the opposite. He declared Luther a heretic and commanded that all of Luther’s writings be burned. The emperor declared Luther an outlaw,…
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A Heart Concerned for the Gospel, Part Two
With Luther, our ultimate concern is for the gospel. As evangelical Lutherans, we want the good news of righteousness through faith in Christ presented clearly and widely, for the glory of God as the one who loves sinners and for the benefit of human beings. When it comes to the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture,…
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A Heart Concerned for the Gospel, Part One
Luther’s insistence on the sola Scriptura principle, that every teaching be established by the Scriptures alone, not by the councils of the church or the Roman pontiff, arose from a heart captured by the gospel. He loved the Scriptures and turned to them because they pointed consistently to Christ as the sinner’s righteousness and life.[1]…
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The Edict of Worms
The Edict of Worms pulled no punches in its description of Luther. He was “a demon in the appearance of a man, clothed in religious habit to be better able to deceive mankind”[1] and “possessed by some evil spirit.”[2] By his teaching, the edict contended, Luther “institutes a way of life by which people do…
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THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH
That scene is a filmmaker’s dream. A monk from the little town of Wittenberg stands up to the powerful leaders of the Holy Roman Empire and drops the mic. Stirring music follows and the scene fades to black. The End. (He did say, “Amen,” after all!) While his confession ranks as a critical point of…
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A Day in the Life of a Pastor – Ryan Kolander
What do bilingual pastors do when they are not in the pulpit? What all pastors do when they are not in the pulpit: teach and counsel, study and prepare, reach out and reach in. The main difference is that they do it in two languages! Being bilingual has afforded me opportunities to reach out to…
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