Stephen J. Nichols gives a wonderful introduction to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. In his introduction, he quotes Luther commenting the Gospel found in Romans 1. A beautiful reminder of the glorious Gospel we’ve been commissioned to share.
According to the Apostle in Romans 1, the gospel is a preaching of the incarnate Son of God, given to us without any merit on our part for salvation and peace. It is a word of salvation, a word of grace, a word of comfort, a word of joy, a voice of the bridegroom and the bride, a good word, a word of peace…
…Therefore the true glory of God springs from the gospel. At the same time sea re taught that the law is fulfilled not by our works but by the grace of God who pities us in Christ and that it shall be fulfilled not through works but through faith, not by anything we offer God, but by all we receive from Christ and partake of him.
Stephen J. Nichols, ed. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, (New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2002), 16.
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