“Their Council of Trent curses those who believe otherwise, those who dare cling to Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Rome hurls anathemas at the very words of God, “If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified…let him be anathema” (Trent, Canon 9,14). Yet Paul’s own warning in Galatians 1:8 still stands—If anyone preaches a gospel contrary to the one he received, let him be accursed.”
(The Dissenter) Picture the dawn of October 31, 1517—a world on the brink of spiritual and cultural revolution. The cold morning air in Wittenberg bit at the hands of a young, restless monk as he walked distinctly determined through the streets, the sun barely rising to meet his stride. Continue reading