Martin Luther wrote his famous hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God,” on the strength of Psalm 46. It became the song of the Reformation, and an expression of faith to […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Church history
Five Reformation Principles
Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone The Reformers taught that the Scripture alone is the final authority for what we must believe and how we must live. This view sounds commonplace to us […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Theology
How can a Person be Justified before God?
When Martin Luther asked himself, “How is a person justified?”, the answer he discovered was, sola fide. Luther said that the doctrine of justification by faith alone was the article upon […]
Church history, Sin & Repentance
The Dark Side of Church History
One of the most shocking realities in the study of Church history is the amount of killing and the number of violent acts that professing Christians have perpetrated on one another […]
Christian Living, Faith, Theology
5 Principles of Sowing and Reaping
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Rom. 1:17). “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: […]
Church, Culture & Society
DON’T MISS THE CELEBRATION!
What Is Reformation Day? Stephen Nichols October 31, 2016 A single event on a single day changed the world. It was October 31, 1517. Brother Martin, a monk and a scholar, […]
Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Church, God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit
Read the Book of Romans
One of the gifts of grace God has given to the church is the gift of theologians. Theologians are individuals of prodigious intellect who are devoted to the study of the […]
Church history, Roman Catholicism, Salvation & Justification
Young Martin Luther
A Soul in Search of Salvation The Story of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation Part 1 Matthew 7:13 “Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, […]
Biblical Doctrines, Death & Dying, Sin & Repentance, Theology
Will You Choose Hell Over Heaven?
While not everyone agrees about what the Bible means when it speaks about hell, in Mark 9:46 and 9:48, hell is described as a place where “their worm does not die […]