Romans 3:7, Remembering the Protestant Reformation
Today we remember how Martin Luther, the German Augustinian monk, sparked the 16th century Protestant Reformation on 31 October 1517 when he nailed his 95 statements to expose the doctrinal errors of the Roman Catholic Church. The cardinal doctrine at stake was the doctrine of salvation – salvation by grace alone, through faith only, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone! The Protestant Reformation was a movement back to the Bible to find eternal life-giving truths. It was a movement to bring the gospel to dying men living without hope and the prospect of a Christ-less eternity. It was a movement to put the Word of God in the common language of the people. A work that has since gained greater momentum, among His remnant, in Reformed churches as they see the Lord’s return fast approaching.