The following is the fifth – and final – in a series based on a Reformation lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. The first article dealt with Martin Luther and his understanding of justification by faith alone. This is the continuation of Part I of Dunning’s lecture on... Continue Reading →
Jacob Arminius and Grace Extended to All Men (Part I)
By: Scott Armstrong The following is the fourth in a series based on a Reformation lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. The first article dealt with Martin Luther and his understanding of justification by faith alone. Most of us are aware that we stand in a theological tradition... Continue Reading →
John Calvin and Unconditional Election
By: Scott Armstrong The following is the third in a series based on a Reformation lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. The first article dealt with Martin Luther and his understanding of justification by faith alone. John Calvin was the systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation. His name... Continue Reading →
Martin Luther and the Priesthood of All Believers
By: Scott Armstrong The following is the second in a series based on a Reformation lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. The first article dealt with Martin Luther and his understanding of justification by faith alone. Martin Luther revolutionized the Christian faith through the concept of the universal... Continue Reading →
Martin Luther and Justification by Faith Alone
October 31st is Reformation Day. The following is the start of a series based on a lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. Most of you will be quite familiar with the life and work of the great reformer, Martin Luther. You, no doubt, are well-versed in the details... Continue Reading →
What is Luther’s Legacy?
This entire month we have been celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Tomorrow will be 500 years to the day when Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Many of us know him for that epic act. Yet, what is... Continue Reading →
Luther and the Bible
From 5 Minutes in Church History by Dr. Stephen Nichols When it comes to the Reformation, one of the most important topics to discuss is Martin Luther on Scripture. There are a number of things that we could say about this topic, but let’s look at just a few. The first is the authority of... Continue Reading →
Priests Before God
Dr. Clark Armstrong Martin Luther felt strongly about the priesthood of all believers as it related to the Christian home. He believed that the parents – and particularly the father of each home – was the “priest” of that home. Luther is the one who started the idea of the father or the parents leading... Continue Reading →
The Priesthood of All Believers
By Dr. Clark Armstrong Many people do not realize that the concept of the “priesthood of all believers” was also one of the main tenets of the Reformation from its very start. And many pastors or teachers have overlooked or downplayed that truth. At its beginning, however, the Reformation’s main points were sola scriptura (scripture... Continue Reading →