On October 31st 1517 Anno Domini a comically
tonsured German monk, with an attitude and a mallet posted the Medieval
equivalent of a snarky blog post on the castle door at Wittenberg.
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses voiced irrefragable concerns about
doctrine, ecclesiastical abuses, and unbiblical doctrines. The paper was
merely intended to spark debate and reform within the Roman Catholic
Church.
However, the spark blew a little further than the intramural
playground of the Vatican. The white squall of God’s Spirit (with a
little help from Guttenberg’s press and a Latin-German dictionary)
ignited the hearts of the masses, as the Theses went viral.
Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Melanchthon, Bucer, Farel, and countless
others lived and died to leave a legacy of passion and proclamation.
They showed that when you love Jesus and his word, you would rather die
than keep quiet. If they inspire you, here are…
3 ways to make the Reformers proud today:
1. Read more Bible than blogs
Post Tenebras Lux is Latin for “After Darkness Light” which
was the tagline motto of the Reformation. After centuries of spiritual
darkness which enshrouded the world in ignorance, the Reformers basked
in the illumination which dawned with the Scriptures availability in
vernacular languages. Keep Reading >>>
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