Summary
And we celebrate that Martin Luther was taking a stand on the authority of God's word alone. And we appreciate that Martin Luther was standing for righteousness through Christ alone, not works and not one's own goodness. Through the Reformation, Martin Luther came to God's word with the struggle. Well, Jesus tells us that God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, that everyone who believes in Him may not perish, but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him, God in His love did not enter into humanity in order to dam humanity. Because week after week, year after year, century, after century, God has continued to come to His people, feeding us with His own body and blood, His own person, the tangible grace, the tangible love, where He says, you are forgiven, have this, taste it, see and know that you are mine.
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- “How Do I Know God Loves Me?” 10-30-22 — How do I love the? Let me count the ways. We are all probably familiar with that most famous sonnet of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a 19th century poet. And she penned that sonnet in which she counts…