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Salvation Grammar

Salvation Grammar: Reformation’s Nouns & Prepositions

Over its first 1,300 years, “Christianity” increasingly separated from the Bible and developed a salvation grammar…
December 11, 2017
Martin Luther seated with Philip Melanchthon

Ask Dr. Swindoll: Are Relationships Important for Reformation and Change?

Several times a year, Dr. Swindoll preaches in chapel at DTS and engages in a question-and-answer…
November 13, 2017
Dirk Willems rescuing his pursuer who fell through thin ice

Anabaptists: "Forgotten Voices of the Reformation"

Upset over the sale of indulgences, among other things, Luther posted a set of ninety-five theses…
November 6, 2017

6 Lessons from the Legacy of Martin Luther

Would Martin Luther—given his personality and prejudices—be acceptable on any modern university faculty? Reformation scholar Heiko…
October 30, 2017
Desktop with books related to the Reformation with headphones and paper

Why the Five Solas Matter Today

Long before the beginning of the Reformation, certain practices in the life of the church, for…
October 23, 2017

五個“唯獨”今天爲何仍然重要

早在宗教改革開始之前,教會生活中的某些作風,對一般人而言,已不再是基督教信仰有意義的表達。與其仰賴神,人們追求改變而非信守,無論理解與否,盲目地投身於慣常的空洞儀式。經過數百年,教會中某些關鍵的基督徒教義,如同人身上多年缺乏操練使用的肌肉那樣,逐漸萎縮了——尤其是那些圍繞著得救觀念的教導。 在此衰敗的過程中,宗教改教家們(象馬丁.路德和約翰.加爾文)試圖定義與救恩相關的基督教教義。這些柱子—— “五個唯獨 ”——是以拉丁文表述的五個短語,不僅成爲理解宗教改革根據的基礎,也奠定了基督徒持續建立歸正福音基本教導的實底。反合的是,這些最爲重要的要點,若個別單獨看待,往往成了同樣“空洞”的慣用語句。這些話,今天還管用嗎?若有用,該怎麽用? 1. 唯獨信心(Sola Fide) 我們文化中最大的誘惑之一是,我們的生活傾向於憑眼見,而非凴信心。“眼見為實”倒置人們依靠自己的行動來促進自我感覺的良好。你我的得救,若得仰賴自我能力,便會輕易落入懼怕“福音”的魔掌之中。與其緊握憑信的真福音,我們卻拘泥於自己的疑惑和焦慮。懼怕仰賴自我,信心卻是仰賴神。懼怕告訴我們說,“我必須做點什麼來糾正我的處境”。 信心承認,“我無法改變這些境遇,一切都交托給神”。 我們的信仰呼籲我們,要倚靠唯一能幫助我們勝過罪惡和死亡之醜陋的獨一神。 犯罪之後的亞當和夏娃出於懼怕而倚靠無花果樹的葉子和躲藏來“解決”他們的處境(創3:7-8)。今天,我們當中許多人也試圖向神隱藏我們的需要。我們摒棄神的恩典和他藉基督提供的救贖,反而倚靠自己的功德。我們經常遺忘,透過重建修復和赦罪饒恕,我們可以重拾救恩的喜樂。我們的信仰呼籲我們,要倚靠唯一能幫助我們勝過罪惡和死亡之醜陋的獨一神。 2. 唯獨聖經(Sola Scriptura) 聖經在基督徒教會生活中佔有核心地位。希望每一位基督徒都以神的道為真確、有權威、能充分引導信仰生活。然而,隨著長年纍月的信仰實踐,傳統(即在地的信念和作風),在我們的教會社群和教派當中,越發被重視,以至影響了我們處理聖經的方式。這些傳統使我們的焦點偏離了基督教歷來的核心信仰和實踐。每個教會群體都有此類的傳統。就舉幾個當代常見的事情爲例:試想信衆評估飲酒問題或政治派別的標準。宗教改革所提倡教導的 “唯獨聖經”,…
October 23, 2017
Dr. John Hannah standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

The Atoning Sufficiency of Christ

Dr. John Hannah, Research Professor of Theological Studies and Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology at DTS,…
October 19, 2017
man standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

Sola Gratia

Dr. Ronald Allen, Senior Professor of Bible Exposition at DTS, discusses how Luther's rediscovery of "grace…
October 18, 2017
Dr. Michael Svigel standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

Sola Fide: By Faith Alone

Dr. Michael Svigel, Department Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at DTS, begins Reformation Week by…
October 17, 2017
Tower and exterior wall of Wartburg Castle

Dispatches from the Land of Luther: Alumni Profiles of Jürgen Schulz, Scott Way, and Steve Henderson

If Martin Luther visited Germany today he could buy a pair of Hier stehe ich Converse…
October 16, 2017
QandA

Q&A with Dr. J. Lanier Burns: The Priesthood of all Believers and Its Impact on the Church

Sometime between 1517 and 1521, Martin Luther found himself at the center of a growing conflict…
October 9, 2017
Monument of Martin Luther holding Bible standing in Newmarkt Square, Dresden

Courage to Take a Stand

The responsibility that Christians have to stake out a claim for the cause of Christ in…
October 2, 2017
3 Myths

3 Redeeming Myths of the Reformation

Emperor Nero didn’t really play the fiddle while Rome went up in flames. Paul Revere didn’t…
September 25, 2017
man standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

Rescuing the Gospel

Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church, recounts the story of the Protestant Reformation…
September 8, 2017

The Five Sola's of the Reformation

Dr. Larry Waters, Associate Professor of Bible Exposition, presents the five Solas of the Reformation in…
October 31, 2014

The Gospel Clarified: A Joyful Celebration—Something to Remember and Something to Perpetuate

Reformation Day Chapel: Dr. John Hannah, Research Professor of Theological Studies and Distinguished Professor of Historical…
October 31, 2006

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