What a great leap this chapter is for the early early church and how crazy it is to think that the church in Luther's time was once again back to leaning on rules and law over the good news of salvation and grace. Rules are meant for order and keeping the peace, they are not meant as a means to life eternal and they are certainly not meant to put up barriers between the people in the church and the people looking in.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Jordan - Acts 15
"...we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus..." (15:11). My Lutheran Study Bible comments on this verse quoting Martin Luther in his Heidelberg Disputation where Luther states "The law says, »do this« , and it is never done. Grace says, »believe in this«, and everything is already done."
What a great leap this chapter is for the early early church and how crazy it is to think that the church in Luther's time was once again back to leaning on rules and law over the good news of salvation and grace. Rules are meant for order and keeping the peace, they are not meant as a means to life eternal and they are certainly not meant to put up barriers between the people in the church and the people looking in.
What a great leap this chapter is for the early early church and how crazy it is to think that the church in Luther's time was once again back to leaning on rules and law over the good news of salvation and grace. Rules are meant for order and keeping the peace, they are not meant as a means to life eternal and they are certainly not meant to put up barriers between the people in the church and the people looking in.
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