When tasked with writing about Martin Luther there are many ways in which one...
500 Years of the Reformation: Why We Need Revival and Reformation Today
Soli Deo Gloria: To Glorify God Alone
It has been said that Soli Deo Gloria is “the glue that holds the solas together”;[1]...
Reforming Mission: How the Reformation Informs the Task of Missions
Over the past several decades there has been considerable debate among...
A Brief Introduction to the Life and Ministry of William Tyndale
William Tyndale’s life story is one of adventure (see the movie God’s Outlaw; 1986). This is not the story of some scholarly, ivory-tower theologian. Tyndale had a singular desire, and that was to see the Word of God available in the native language of his...
The Reformation, Preaching, and What is Needed Today
Five centuries ago, an unknown Augustinian monk named Martin Luther rocked the world with his Reformation theology and preaching. What started out as an attempt to engage in a debate turned into the greatest awakening in human history since the explosion...
Christ Alone as Central to the Reformation Solas
Reformation theology is often summarized by the five Solas. Scripture Alone (Sola Scriptura) stands as the formal principle of the Reformation, and the foundation of all theology. God’s glory alone (Soli Deo Gloria) functions as a capstone for all...
The Protestant Reformation and Biblical Counseling
On the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, I am profoundly thankful for the many efforts to commemorate the theological themes central to the great recovery of the gospel in the 16th century. Most people summarize those key themes in the Five...
Sola Scriptura: The Heart of the Reformation
Within a year of posting his Ninety-Five Theses, Martin Luther was summoned to appear before Cardinal Cajetan to be examined for his accusations against the Roman Catholic Church’s theology and practice. When the Cardinal pressed him on the issue of the...
Sola Fide: Trusting in the One Who Saves
Critical to the Reformation was the recovery of the great doctrine of justification by faith. Martin Luther believed this doctrine was the doctrine on which the Church stands or falls. I will not assume that everyone understands the meaning of the word...