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First to understand the background to the story that Luther recalls, Luther used to hate Romans 1:17. He struggled with this verse in particular, and the phrase 'God's righteousness' in particular, because he always read it in the sense which it was preached by the Catholic theologians at the time. At that time this verse was understood as the "formal or ...
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How did the old ceremonial sacrifices made atonement?
They didn't. Old Testament sacrifice was only able to atone for someone who followed the Mosaic law perfectly... a feat which is beyond any of us, especially as most of us are not Jews, and even if we were the Altar and priests are gone. The whole point of Jesus' sacrifice is that the former ...
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Ok here is my stab at this rather important question which goes deep into the Christian faith.
Let me start with these verses:
Romans 6:23 New King James Version (NKJV) For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:12 New King James Version (NKJV) Therefore, just as through
one man sin ...
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According to Luther's own testimony, it was after an in depth study of Romans. Romans 1:17 in particular (often called Paul's thesis statement for the book of Romans) says:
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith."
That last line (from Habakkuk) convinced Luther that no ...
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Lutherans who hold to their confessions [ http://bookofconcord.org/ ] believe that justification, faith, and baptism go together. A baptized infant believes the Gospel at its baptism. An adult who falls away from faith in Christ which has been given in Baptism and is converted is returning to the promise of the Gospel which has been applied to him in ...
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As it's been preached to me, justice, here, refers to God's faithfulness to His own promises. It does not refer to giving us what we deserve, which would be Hell. Toward us, justice would necessarily mean Hell.
Instead, "Just" refers to the fact that He has promised to forgive us through the cleansing power of Christ's blood, as long as we have repented ...
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Why Protestants see themselves as being able to break out of the cycle of sin through their personal affirmation that Jesus is their Personal Savior is more or less a mystery to Catholics.
Why Catholics think the mere act of eating what appears to be a piece of Bread can renew their life within them and give them a share in Sanctifying Grace is a more or ...
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The Essence of Justice
Justice is served when the penalty for an offense is paid. For every crime, there is an appropriate penalty. We talk about this as having "paid one's debt to society", by a fine or imprisonment or whatever the sentence dictates.
If someone were to be convicted of theft, the sentence may well be simply restitution of the amount of ...
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