Tom’s insights and prayer on this day of remembrance – Thank you, brother!
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, when a 33-year-old Augustinian friar, Martin Luther, nailed his 95 theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, in Saxony, Germany on October 31st, 1517. The Holy Spirit would use Luther and the other Reformers in a mighty way to recover the Good News! Gospel of salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone that was preached by the New Testament church, but had been buried beneath layers of religious legalism, ritual, tradition, and ceremony created by the institutional church of Rome.
I’m so grateful for the early Reformers. It took great courage and faith for Luther, Zwingli, Calvin and the others to oppose Rome at a time when such opposition often meant certain death. Over the ages, many believers were persecuted and even martyred for their faith in Christ. I can pick up my…
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Thanks for the reblog, sister! We are truly blessed today and every day in the Lord!
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We are, Tom! Sorry for the misspelling! It’s fixed now.
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That was a good post from Tom! This is what I wrote: “I too am grateful for the Reformation! While I didn’t mention about the Reformation on Sunday (I was so focused on preaching on my passage in light of our Romans series) our church definitely through conversations and other teachings know how important the Reformation is!!! I’m glad the Lord brought about the Reformation that was important point in history that allow the clarity of the Gospel that is important for your salvation and mine!!!”
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It really was! Good comment! How are things going in your congregation?
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Things are going well, I think I’m seeing a lot of things turn around though it has been quite hard for me for years. I believe in the power of the Word of God to save and sanctify but the big lesson from God for me is to be patient and be faithful
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Your reliance on the Word of God to save and sanctify is what I respect. When I see see your Gravatar “SLIMJIM” this will serve as a prayer reminder. Patience and faithfulness – this reminds me of 2 Peter 1:
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Thank you so much for the Word and your prayers Maria
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Pastor, thank you for speaking with me and ministering to me and others!
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