For better or worse, here is my list of the 10 influential Protestants who most shaped my worldview and ministry. I have placed an asterisk on the ones I was privileged to know personally.
For better or worse, here is my list of the 10 influential Protestants who most shaped my worldview and ministry. I have placed an asterisk on the ones I was privileged to know personally.
Making Slaves of Freed Men
NB: The Reformation was likely inevitable, with or without Luther, when one considers the financial and ethical corruption in the Church and the reality of the printing press. The official Church certainly did Christianity no favors at the time and in the years preceding. At the same time, Luther didn’t exactly wrap himself in noble cloth either. This post will examine one of Luther’s more egregious acts.
As usual, the post is about the history, not about the theology. That I personally find sympathy with certain of the Church’s positions and at the same time certain of Luther’s is irrelevant, other than to suggest, perhaps, that I am a confused Christian.
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Against Heresy
The precise origin of the Apostlesâ Creed is shrouded in mystery. Though there is no historical or textual evidence that it is the direct product of the apostles, the Creed does have roots in the apostlesâ teachings and the generation of disciples that followed the apostles in the patristic era. An abbreviated version of the Creed can be traced back to the second century. It seems to have been used first as a confession at oneâs baptism, and it also appears in some martyrdom accounts. By the fifth century, the Apostlesâ Creed developed into the form as it is now used today (