Halloween…also the day when Professor Martin Luther in 1517 sparked the Reformation by posting 95 theses, 95 propositions, for academic debate. Something Luther wrote in 1529 gives the deepest insight into what the Reformation is all about.
“I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature…”
Ouch! That hurts! I’m a lost and condemned creature??? But doesn’t the brokenness of our world suggest it’s true? Who are we to exempt ourselves?
“…purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death….”
Not with gold or silver, and also not your financial portfolio, not with health and happiness, but with “His innocent suffering and death.”
“…that I may be His own, and live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness. Even as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.”
That means He’s a present reality, present reality! Do you see Him in your life?
“This is most certainly true.”
Do you agree?
Diane and I are going to take a week off; be back next Thursday. Thanks for reading!