“Cain Goes on Killing Abel”
Martin Luther’s understanding of the history of the world as the persecution of the Gospel Here are a few pages from Luther’s 1535 Preface to the 15...
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Another Lord’s Supper Sermon by Martin Luther
SECOND SERMON FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of t...
Lord’s Supper Sermon by Martin Luther
FIRST SERMON FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER. THE HOLY SACRAMENT. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jes...
Martin Luther on the Promises of God
I’m working on a project about the promises of God in the Scriptures. Here are a few passages from Martin Luther on the topic that I think you will enjoy....
Luther’s Theological Last Will and Testament (1528)
In the Third Part of Martin Luther’s Great Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper (1528) he lays out a summary of his doctrine and teaching, like a mini-Augsburg...
Luther on the Assurance of Salvation
(and against speculative theology…) Here’s a few fantastic pages from Luther’s commentary on Genesis 26:9 for your consideration. [HT: Chris B...
Martin Luther’s works quoted in the Lutheran Confessions
In 1577, 31 years after Luther’s death, the theologians committed to the Augsburg Confession gathered in conversation to address false and dangerous teach...
Martin Luther on Christmas, Devotional Excerpts
...we may now boast that God has become our brother, nay our flesh and blood. (Martin Luther, Christmas Sermon)
What’s a Human?
In 1536 Martin Luther prepared a set of theses on the question: what is a human? (The presentation of theses for debate was a common academic practice. Luther&#...
St Agnes, Martyr
The martyrdom of St Agnes is celebrated every year on January 21. Agnes was (about) 12 years old when she was murdered in 304 in the Great Persecution of Diocle...
The Devil is a Thief who Breaks into an Empty House
Here’s a bit of Luther’s commentary on Psalm 118. Thank you to Dave Fleming at today’s Doxology Retreat for bringing it to our attention. Thes...
Reformation 2020, a few thoughts
I made a little video about the Reformation, including a response to the major accusations leveled at the Lutherans from Roman Catholics. There were a lot of fo...
Seeing the World through the Eyes of Jesus
Martin Luther’s sermon on the raising of Jarius’ daughter. In short, we are taught here not to look at our need according to human reason with carna...
Is Martin Luther a Higher Critic?
“The Scriptures are a manger in which Christ lies.” What does that mean? Martin Luther uses a metaphor to describe the Holy Scriptures. They are, he...
Just in Time for Lent: Martin Luther on Fasting and Mortification
Here’s a great little excerpt from Luther’s “Concerning Christian Liberty.” Luther helps us keep things in the proper theological perspe...
Progressive Mortification, How to Humble the Flesh
We want to do what is right, but something in us resists doing good. The Bible tells us that it is our sinful flesh that opposes us. This article is...
Martin Luther’s Dispensation Concerning Man
The Disputation Concerning Man The Theses Disputation of the Rev. Sir Dr. Martin Luther Concerning Man, in the Year 1536 (https://www.uni-due.de/collcart/es/sem...
Warning against the “Misfortune of Prosperity”
Martin Luther, teaching on Psalm 69, warns about the “misfortune of prosperity.” This passage is worth meditating on… But if we would see corr...
Faith and Good Works
THinking about good works getting ready for Higher Things next week. From 1530, the Augsburg Confession. Beautiful stuff! 1 Our teachers have been falsely accus...