October 19, 2009
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posts about Martin Luther
Given that Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Door in October 31, 1517, I've decided to feature some past posts this month about Luther and his writings. (Please note: I've continued to update this list periodically. Last updated October 31, 2013.)Reformation Sunday: Luther-"Just an individualist who never co-operated" or Contender for the truth?
Reformation Day 490 Years Later: Have You Ever . . .
Reformation Day: Martin Luther on "How One is Justified before God, and of Good Works"
Luther's Commentary on Galatians
April Fool's Day: Have you become like the foolish Galatians?
Good Friday: Are you glorying in the cross or in your works?
Luther on Galatians 4: any & all false gospels = idolatryLetter 22 on assurance and joy: Luther's assurance | the Gospel makes us bold for the Gospel
O, Church, to whom are we listening: the frogs or the nightingale?never underestimate the prowling lion
Martin Luther's Christmas Eve hymn
the tongue before & after conversion (Martin Luther)"The just person lives by faith." Luther's assurance received! (letter 87 on assurance & joy)
"Dear Christian People, Now Rejoice!" Luther's assurance expressed! (letter 88 on assurance & joy)
Luther & the Bible: "I would seek no other wealth than a copy of this book."
The Dangerous Tendency of Delay (Andrew Fuller)
Mrs. Turner & Charles Wesley's Pentecost | letter 142 on assurance & fighting for joy
blogging with NO compromise: the article of justification for your joy & God’s glory
Reformation Day reflections ~ J.I. Packer: adoption is a privilege “higher even than justification”
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Comments (7)
Luther was terrific with his insight into scripture (Though John Calvin is my personal favorite). His passion and zeal for God's truth, and his boldness needs to be seen again in the church. Great Links!
@CCSTUDENT07 - Thanks. I've not read much of Luther but I did read through the commentary to Galatians earlier this year and really appreciated it. I also started "Here I Stand" but never finished it; I like Christian bio, but once in a while there are some I don't finish. Re: Calvin. I started the Institutes but didn't get far and have dabbled just a little in some of Calvin's commentaries. I should pick up the Institutes again, I really did like what I had read...too many books...
I so agree we need more Luthers today. We are sorely in need of another reformation.
@CCSTUDENT07 - P.S.- Lloyd-Jones is my favorite (though he does draw from all sorts of figures from past Christian history, Edwards, Whitefield, the Puritans, etc.). He was a great student of Church history and remembered pretty much everything he read!
AWESOME! Lloyd Jones was great! I love his story- (Big time surgeon to Powerful Theologian).
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A really good Luther book is "Bondage of the Will" you might enjoy it (It was one of those books that you start to read and you can't put down!).
Calvin's Institutes are long, a bit wordy (in a good way) but very insightful. I must admit that I have never sat down the read completely through them- I mainly did topical studies (Thank goodness for Book II of the Institutes!
@CCSTUDENT07 - I only got onto Lloyd-Jones by accident – of course there are no accidents in God's plan, we know! I'd been reading through the Bible and wanted to read commentaries as I read, so I chose his commentary on I John, knowing absolutely nothing about him! Though God was opening my eyes to see the Bible and my relationship w/ Him in a new light, God used the ML-J book to begin to really break things open for me. That was couple summers ago now. Since then I've been accumulating a pretty nice collection of his books. I just read the first half of his bio by Murray and want to get the second. I'm now reading "The Puritans & Their Origins & Successors" - wonderful!
Yes, I've heard "Bondage of the Will" is good. I'll put it on my list. (Remind me! I'll forget...
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Curious why you said what you did about Book II of the Institutes...
Hey- sorry for my delayed response. In My "Institutes" by Calvin book II has the topical index- makes a great spot for quick referencing.
I look forward to hearing your final thoughts on "Puritan's & Their Origins and Successors." - I must confess I haven't read that one yet. I still working on finishing up two books by Greg Bahnsen.
@CCSTUDENT07 - I think our oldest son has a copy of the Institutes now in his apt. I was printing it off from a site on line (bite-sized portions that way). The index would be helpful for sure.
"Puritans..." is good. A ton of history in it. I think I'd said before how ML-J was one of those people who could remember just about everything he read, all the details. When I read I just get big principles/ideas (if that!). I just read a chapter about The ecclesiola within the ecclesia: the concept of having a small church of true believers w/ in the bigger church. ML-J was making the case against that saying that we can't reform what's gone bad but need to come out and be separate. He was totally opposed to any ecumenical movement, so he and Stott are different in that way. The question is when do we decide to come out and be separate? It's got me thinking. I guess I should do a post summarizing the book sometime. Should...LOL...too many books. Too many things piling up on the back burner.
I wasn't familiar w/ Bahnsen. Just looked up a little about him...
They keep putting out more and more ML-J into print. I've picked up once more reading his sermons on John 4.