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1 | The Gospel of Christ | Romans | stjohn | 217562 | ||
Dear David, Well said, son... In reading your post, It brings me to thinking of the young Martin Luther, and his struggles with Romans 1:17. The man being embedded in romanist theology had quite a hard time coming to the doctrine of grace, and realizing that righteousness is gained apart from works. Through hard study of Rom 1-3, understanding the true nature of sin and mans total depravity, young Luther just about drove the priest in the confessional crazy with his continuous confessions. He'd no sooner then leave the both and turn around to confess something that he'd forgotten, or even a thought that had perhaps just come into his head that was sinful to his conscience. I'll bet that priest was one man who was very relieved that Luther had embraced his theology of righteousness through faith and not works, like, twenty-five trips to the confessional or fifty hail Mary's for penance! (Rom 5:15) I suppose my point is, a good understanding of Romans can give us so much peace of mind and spirit. Putting aside our tendency to externally legalize our walk with God, gives us the liberty to enjoy God and live out the Gospel in love, peace, contentment of heart and mind, and true, unspeakable joy in the Lord! (Rom 11:29) Thanks again for a good post, David, I really appreciate your contribution to the forum. :-) John |
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2 | The Gospel of Christ | Romans | Vintage68 | 217563 | ||
Hi John, From your statements, 1 "I'll bet that priest was one man who was very relieved that Luther had embraced his theology of righteousness through faith and not works, like, twenty-five trips to the confessional" 2 "Putting aside our tendency to externally legalize our walk with God," Are you inferring that Luther (stopped going to confession), when he embraced the theology of righteousness through faith, and not works? Are you saying also, that confession is our tendency to externally legalize our walk with God? Vintage68 |
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3 | The Gospel of Christ | Romans | DocTrinsograce | 217564 | ||
:-) The Book of Concord is freely available online, from you may directly read Lutheran doctrine: http://www.bookofconcord.org/augsburgconfession.php (One of my professors put it this way, "All churches are confessional. Its just that some of them don't write it down.") As a direct beneficiary of God's work through the Reformation, you might want to read a biography of Martin Luther himself. Those are also freely available. Free books everywhere, just for the asking! |
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