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Happy Reformation Day!
#OTD October 31, 1517:
Martin Luther posts his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, challenging the sale of indulgences and calling for debate. The document spreads rapidly, sparking the Protestant Reformation and renewing the church's commitment to the truth that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus), according to Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura), to the glory of God alone (Soli Deo Gloria).
“Reformation Day is a fine thing, but we should remember what the Reformation was: the assertion and defense of the truth that justification of sinners is by unmerited divine favor alone; that in the act of justification, faith justifies by receiving and resting and trusting in Christ alone; and that Scripture is the magisterial and unique authority for faith and the Christian life. These things are worth celebrating at any time.” –@RScottClark@heidelcast@heidelbergrefo1
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Martin Luther didn’t intend to start the Reformation.
Watch as @RCSproul explains how Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses spread across Germany and sparked a chain of events he never saw coming.
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The parable of the prodigal son is a story that most people are at least familiar with.
When we think about it, we tend to focus on the younger brother, who leaves home, wastes his inheritance, and lives however he pleases, only to find himself feeding pigs.
However, as you come closer to the end of the story, you begin to realize that it may have been the older brother who was the most lost.
This can seem counterintuitive because, seemingly, he did nothing wrong. He stayed home, and he knew and did everything that was expected of him. But just like his younger brother, he had completely missed the love of his father.
The younger brother thought he could find happiness apart from his father, while the older brother had turned his relationship with his father into a transaction. He had obeyed, and when grace was shown to someone he believed was undeserving, he became angry.
He had spent his life in his father's house, but he did not understand his father's heart. He knew what it meant to serve his father, but he did not understand what it meant to enjoy being his son.
The irony is that he wasn't upset because his father was unjust. He was upset because his father was generous.
But notice what the father does. He goes out to both sons. He welcomes the rebellious son home, and he pleads with the self-righteous son to come inside.
And perhaps the saddest part of the entire parable is that it ends with the younger brother, who had openly rebelled, enjoying the fellowship of his father, while the older brother, who had seemingly done everything right, stands outside.
This is the danger of the legal heart.
It isn't just that it produces self-righteous people. It's that it can leave people standing outside the joy of the gospel, convinced that their obedience should have earned them the grace that others enjoy.
One brother needed to repent of his rebellion, and the other needed to repent of his self-righteousness, but both needed to understand grace.
The answer to the rebellious heart is not that it needs to start obeying, and the answer to the legalistic heart is not that it needs to stop trying so hard.
The answer to both is Christ, whose righteousness is received by faith, not earned by obedience.
“Amazing Grace” was written by John Newton in the 18th century, while “Grace Greater Than Our Sin” was written by Julia H. Johnston more than a century later. Though written generations apart, both hymns proclaim the same great truth of the grace of God toward sinners.
It is grace that saves us, grace that pardons and cleanses us, grace that keeps us through every trial, and grace that will lead us home. Scripture says, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more” (Romans 5:20).
Watch the full medley of “Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound” and “Grace Greater Than Our Sin” on our YouTube channel through the link in our bio, and let us know in the comments which of these hymns has encouraged you most.
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"For God in His providence and by His grace, to call me to Himself, to save me, to rescue me from my sin, and to bring me back to this place... it means more than you could know and more than I can say."
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If you desire to be justified before God, you must either bring him a perfect righteousness of your own, and wholly renounce Christ, or else you must bring the perfect righteousness of Christ, and wholly renounce your own
- Edward Fisher (The Marrow of Modern Divinity)
What gives you hope for life after death?
In this message from his teaching series Knowing Christ, @RCSproul reminds us that our confidence in eternal life is grounded in Jesus Christ alone, who said, “I am the resurrection and the life.
Only those who see themselves as “lost” know that they need Someone to “find” them. Only those who see themselves as “wretched” will ever want a Savior. —Sinclair Ferguson https://t.co/qFAmjIMVb2
One of the hallmarks of the Reformed faith is the teaching that believers may be assured of their salvation on the basis of the gospel promises in Christ, the Holy Spirit’s witness to these promises through the Word, and the fruits or evidence of God’s grace at work in the lives of those who are in Christ. —Cornelis P. Venema https://t.co/n0G6XuQRjr