A monk at Wittenberg, nails a document on a church door. Written in Latin, he desires to spark a debate. For this man spots others selling something called “indulgences,” which claim to cut short someone’s time in purgatory. So, what’s the issue? For the Church of Rome, unless someone lives a super-virtuous life, he dies […]
How We Got the New Testament
March 28, 2015 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for April, 2015. It follows last month’s article, “How We Got the Old Testament,” which you can read by clicking here. ——— The Early Church Last month, we looked at how we got the Old Testament. The Church met in council to state which books were Scripture because three traditions […]
Genesis 4:1-15: Eve, Cain, and the Messiah
September 4, 2011 by
Luther’s translation of the German Bible rushes in where other translations fear to tread. We see that in the first verse of our Old Testament reading for today. There are two basic ways to understand that verse. The most common is what I read to you a few minutes ago: “I have gotten a man […]
