“God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage”
What does it mean to be a “Confessional” Lutheran? It
means to confess the truth of historic Lutheranism, to be
faithful to the three great pillars of the Reformation: by
grace alone, by faith alone and by Scripture alone.
October 31st marked another anniversary of when Martin
Luther nailed his 95 Theses against the sale of indulgences
to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany. On that
“Hallowed eve” before all-Saints Day, hundreds of people
would be coming into the church to begin celebrating the
November 1st festival. Many consider this landmark event
the trigger that sparked the Reformation.
What Luther did with hammer and nails on October 31st
was hardly noticed. But once people started reading his
theses, many saw that this doctor of Theology had again
discovered—not revolutionized!—something in the
Scriptures! The theses were never publicly debated as
Luther had hoped, but they were printed and circulated
throughout Germany and other areas. Today, we enjoy the
benefit of his discovery... the truth restored that we are
saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ!!!
May God give us such courage to defend His Truth as
Luther who risked his position, his years of study and even
his life so that we might enjoy purity of doctrine. May we
never fail to thank God for His blessing to His church!
