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| Eric Metaxas' Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World is good reading for everyone. |
Reformation!
Mr. Metaxes hits a Grand Slam Homerun! His research, writing, and presentation all award winning in my book. I loved reading (listening) to this book. The irony is I spent five years in residence at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana and learned more about the Reformation from Mr. Metaxes in 22 hours of listening (reading) than I did at seminary. I rejoice that learning is unending. I will recommend this book to everyone I know. Thank you again Mr. Metaxes for writing and recording the book.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
John Wurst
Lake Ann, Michigan
10-13-17
Mr. Metaxes hits a Grand Slam Homerun! His research, writing, and presentation all award winning in my book. I loved reading (listening) to this book. The irony is I spent five years in residence at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana and learned more about the Reformation from Mr. Metaxes in 22 hours of listening (reading) than I did at seminary. I rejoice that learning is unending. I will recommend this book to everyone I know. Thank you again Mr. Metaxes for writing and recording the book.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
John Wurst
Lake Ann, Michigan
10-13-17
- Vivid stories about the main characters in the Reformation;
- Discussions about the meaning of their battles.
From the beginner to the self-styled church historian, anyone who likes to read will find Metaxas' book enjoyable and worthwhile,
Two assumptions struck me as precisely true about today's Church, whether the Pan-Lutheran Synodical Conference or the Church of Rome:
- Lombard's Sentences and Aristotle are in perfect agreement with Christian doctrine. This is the overlay of Fuller/Willow Creek philosophy and human reason, which constantly interpret the Scriptures.
- No one can is allowed the infallibility of the visible Church. The wrong attitude toward Holy Mother Denomination immediately puts one in the Inferno.
Roman Catholics deserve a separate post, but observe how they are just as intoxicated by Barth/Kirschbaum as the Lutheran rubes who attend Fuller Seminary. The Rome of the Reformation is the Thrivent-managed Pan-Lutheran Synodical Corporation of today.
What does the Bible teach about forgiveness and salvation? Wait, first let me look up the Justification papers in the Holy of Holies, the WELS Essay File. I do not know the truth of God's Word until these atheists explan it to me. They must be correct, because they all agree with each other. Instead of Lombard and Aristotle, they have Bleauhard and Wigwaddle as authorities.
"You dare disagree? Why were these notable essays carefully picked? You actually doubt the Mordor faculty at Mequon, who chose them? Who are you, miserable swine, to doubt the wisdom of these saints? We have 60 essays against your pathetic scribbles, and each one was endorsed by his conference and the faculty. Repent of this insolence before it is too late. God will not be as patient with you as we have been. Time is running out. You have shredded the Eighth Comandment and violated Matthew 18."
The paragraph above is a summary of LCMS-ELS-WELS-CLC dogma and behavior. Rome lies about the Immaculate Conception being taught from the beginning. The Pan-Lutherans deceive their members and clergy when insisting Objective Justification has always been taught, because they have found it in Luther, the Book of Concord, and ancient copies of the NIV. Questions? - see the above paragraph.
Readers - think about this fact. No one really objected to the Church Growth Movement when Missouri, WELS, the Little Sect, and even the hidebound CLC (sic) introduced it and made it normative. How dull were their consciences decades ago? How stupified were their ideas about the true Church? Their contempt for Luther oozes out of every effort they make.
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