For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under [a]the Law but under grace. Romans 6:14 NASB Not under the Law – Martin Luther’s mistake cost all of us centuries of spiritual deprivation. Luther read Paul’s words and concluded that the Law no longer applied to the faithful. He did just what the translators of the…
Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 NASB Good confession – kalen homologian – the good confession. Perhaps we read this and think, “Oh, yes, Timothy confessed his belief in…
May uprightness, wholeness, preserve me, for in You do I hope. Psalm 25:21 Robert Alter translation Uprightness – “Two problems of ot theology concern the verb tāmam: self-righteousness and perfectionism. Illustrating the former, David expresses the resolve, ‘I will walk within my house with a perfect (tōm) heart’ (Ps 101:2b KJV, ASV margin and RSV…
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A MERCIFUL SEVERITY: HOW MARTIN LUTHER INFLUENCED ADOLF HITLER’S PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS. BY MICHAEL MOEN ORLANDO, FLORIDA 14 DECEMBER, 2012 RESEARCH PAPER Introduction The study of history has many applications; to the modern era history can display the weaknesses of the past or highlight innovations that look to the…
How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! Psalm 32:1 NASB Forgiven – Martin Luther broke ranks with the Roman Catholic Church over the practice of selling indulgences; the offer of providing forgiveness for sinful actions to be committed in the future for a monetary payment now. Actually, it was a…
For it is not merely the hearers of Torah whom God considers righteous; rather, it is the doers of what Torah says who will be made righteous in God’s sight. (Rom. 2:13, Complete Jewish Bible) Alone – When Skip extended an invitation to contribute to Today’s Word, I knew I would have some difficulty in matching his…
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. Romans 14:1 Weak – If I called you “weak in faith” in Rome in the first century, who would you be? That’s a rather odd question, but it is crucial to understanding what Paul is…
