OldSchool2 Posted November 18, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted November 18, 2015 from First Things:"For the reformers, the Bible was a treasure trove of divine wisdom to be heard, read, marked, learned, and inwardly digested, as the Book of Common Prayer’s collect for the second Sunday in Advent puts it, to the end that 'we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou has given us in our Savior Jesus Christ'..."Whether read, preached, or heard, it was the Bible that stood at the center of the age of the Reformation, a time of transition, vitality, and change. In 1522, looking back on the recent and dramatic events of the previous years, Martin Luther saw God’s Word as the agent of change. 'I opposed indulgences and all papists,' he observed, 'but never by force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing....'"http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/03/reading-the-bible-with-the-reformers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted December 22, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,058 Content Per Day: 14.92 Reputation: 5,191 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted December 22, 2015 On Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 9:17 AM, OldSchool2 said: from First Things: "For the reformers, the Bible was a treasure trove of divine wisdom to be heard, read, marked, learned, and inwardly digested, as the Book of Common Prayer’s collect for the second Sunday in Advent puts it, to the end that 'we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou has given us in our Savior Jesus Christ'... "Whether read, preached, or heard, it was the Bible that stood at the center of the age of the Reformation, a time of transition, vitality, and change. In 1522, looking back on the recent and dramatic events of the previous years, Martin Luther saw God’s Word as the agent of change. 'I opposed indulgences and all papists,' he observed, 'but never by force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing....'" http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/03/reading-the-bible-with-the-reformers Yet the Reformers were not perfect themselves. We should remember that is we glean for the pure grains of God's inspired word from their writings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted December 24, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,058 Content Per Day: 14.92 Reputation: 5,191 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted December 24, 2015 On 12/22/2015 at 0:04 PM, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Yet the Reformers were not perfect themselves. We should remember that as we glean for the pure grains of God's inspired word from their writings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted December 24, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.69 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted December 24, 2015 On 11/18/2015 at 6:17 AM, OldSchool2 said: from First Things: "For the reformers, the Bible was a treasure trove of divine wisdom to be heard, read, marked, learned, and inwardly digested, as the Book of Common Prayer’s collect for the second Sunday in Advent puts it, to the end that 'we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou has given us in our Savior Jesus Christ'... "Whether read, preached, or heard, it was the Bible that stood at the center of the age of the Reformation, a time of transition, vitality, and change. In 1522, looking back on the recent and dramatic events of the previous years, Martin Luther saw God’s Word as the agent of change. 'I opposed indulgences and all papists,' he observed, 'but never by force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing....'" http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/03/reading-the-bible-with-the-reformers OldSchool, Luther did far more than he claimed in this quote you have above: Quote I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted December 24, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 29 minutes ago, thereselittleflower said: OldSchool, Luther did far more than he claimed in this quote you have above: Luther's writings had help from a new invention: the printing press! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted December 24, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.69 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted December 24, 2015 6 minutes ago, OldSchool2 said: Luther's writings had help from a new invention: the printing press! I know. They grasped the power of the printing press much faster than the Catholic Church did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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