Getting
Right to the Point!
Martin
Luther’s Reformation Was Not A Revolution!
“re-form: 1.
to make better by removing faults and defects; to correct.”
It
was never Luther’s intent to create a new Christian church or divide
Christianity into the myriad sects we see today. All he wanted was the leaders
of the church to recognize the abuses and false teachings that had crept into
the church and take steps to remove them.
Some of the
most serious false doctrines Luther attacked included: elevating human opinion, such as the
decrees of Popes and Church Councils, as equal with Holy Scripture; salvation
by works, including penance, indulgences, purgatory, etc., instead of by grace
alone through faith; and the Lord’s Supper as a good work of man, rather than a gracious gift
of God. These were and still are aberrations from God’s Word, and put precious
souls in great spiritual danger.
Father
Martin was not starting a revolution against the church, nor was he rebelling
against God. He was upholding God’s Word and the saving work of Jesus Christ.
That’s what he stood for, and we here still stand solidly and completely with
him, and with God! And that's the point!
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