Happy Reformation Day!

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We like having fun with Halloween but we also recognize that it is Reformation Day. Here is a biographical sketch of Martin Luther.



Luther (played by Joseph Fiennes) defending his writings at the Diet of Worms:

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mshel333 said…
Thanks for the reminder of Reformation Day. Wow...just think about the impact of Luther's realization that "the saving, sanctifying, authoritative Word of God comes to us in a Book" (John Piper). And the year before he died, Luther said, "Let the man who would hear God speak, read Holy Scripture."
November 1, 2008 at 12:30 AM
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