Luther's soul was tormented by the fear that he was a sinner condemned by God. Then one day a new light broke upon him, which in its results was like a miracle. He was reading the words of the Apostle Paul. "The just shall live by faith." So that was the real meaning of the Gospel! Life would come not by works but by faith. Not by what a man had to try to do but by what the love of God had done already. Not by fasting and scourgings and by all sorts of desperate efforts supposed to win God's mercy, but by the mercy that was declared in Christ. Jesus was not most of all the Judge; He was the Saviour. He, Martin Luther, poor sinner though he might be, through the love of Jesus crucified was already saved!
The Reformation is not just an event that happened 500 years ago. It is all about Grace alone, Scripture alone, and Faith alone in CHRIST ALONE ! ! !
-Remi Tufts, Member of Atonement Lutheran Church
The Reformation is not just an event that happened 500 years ago. It is all about Grace alone, Scripture alone, and Faith alone in CHRIST ALONE ! ! !
-Remi Tufts, Member of Atonement Lutheran Church
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