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Yes, this was the date for posting the 95 Thesis. We get together and eat German food (I'm bringing Zweibelkuchen) and watch the movie Luther.
 
Sonny said:
Why is this Reformation day?

I thought Diet of Worms was in April?

Did Luther post the 95 thesis on this day?
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I think that this is a good point. Luther's stand for Scripture would be a better date to use than his stand against indulgences. But historians called the shots on this.
 
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Curt said:
Looking forward to that.
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Southern Presbyterian said:
Is it a RSVP event? If so, put me down as a YES.
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Both you guys are invited.
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I would love to attend also in your plans for a 500th anniversary blowout in 7 years, and Happy Reformation Sunday gentlemen. By the Tim, how did your sermon on Reformation Sunday go today? Did you stick with the topic of Justification by faith alone and did you incorporate the 5 solas of the Reformation. If you are able I would love to read some of your sermon if you wish to post it or send as a message or email.
 
The reason October 31, 1517 is chosen is because that is considered to be the touchstone event. The 95 Theses were taken and translated into German and circulated throughout the region. The proverbial genie was thus out of the bottle. But there was nothing particularly "reformed" in the 95 Theses (other than being anti-indulgences). Interestingly, though, Luther seems to have been embracing the reformed view of justification as early as 1516, as evidence by this quote found it a letter written that year (referenced in William Child Robinson's The Reformation: A Rediscovery of Grace):

You will never find true peace until you find it and keep it in this … that Christ takes all your sins upon Himself, and bestows all His righteousness upon you.
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Dudley, you are in as well!

I wound up preaching on Psalm 130 and touched on justification. I actually used Charles Wesley (!) as a example of someone who was affected by Luther 200 years after the Reformation (Wesley's conversion in part came about reading Luther's commentary on Galatians). Wesley, who was unconverted when he was ordained as a minister in the Church of England, I thought was a perfect example of the man who was outwardly moral and pious but inwardly corrupt. We ended the service singing Luther's hymn "From Depths of Woe," which is based on Psalm 130. After the service, we had a fellowship meal and then afterward had a psalm-singing service. T'was a great Lord's Day, but my voice is now shot.
 
Just two minor points of clarification. It was John and not Charles whose heart was "strangely warmed" as he listened to a reading from Luther's preface to his commentary on Romans (not Galatians). This happened at Altersgate in 1738; John had been ordained in the Church of England in 1728.
 
Whitefield said:
Just two minor points of clarification. It was John and not Charles whose heart was "strangely warmed" as he listened to a reading from Luther's preface to his commentary on Romans (not Galatians). This happened at Altersgate in 1738; John had been ordained in the Church of England in 1728.
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Lance, I wasn't speaking about John nor the Aldersgate experience. Charles conversion was slightly different and actually preceded his brother's. From Mark Noll's The Rise of Evangelicalism (p. 95):

First [to be converted] was Charles, who on May 11 [1738] met an artisan named Mr. Bray, who pressed home the Moravian teachings as these had been outlined by [Peter] Bohler. In the days that followed, Charles, despite a bout of illness, passed through intense spiritual experiences. ... On Wednesday, May 17, after Wesley, with a Moravian friend, had pored over the pages of Martin Luther's commentary on the epistle to the Galatians for several hours, he began to think he was finding what he had been seeking: "I laboured, waited, and prayed, to feel 'who loved me and gave himself for me.' After this assurance that He would come, and would not tarry, I slept in peace." By the next Sunday, May 21, Charles was convinced his journey was over: "I found myself at peace with God, and rejoiced in hope of loving Christ."
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jwithnell said:
Yes, this was the date for posting the 95 Thesis. We get together and eat German food (I'm bringing Zweibelkuchen) and watch the movie Luther.
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My family and I just watched it too. Great Reformation Day movie and great Lord's evening lesson for family worship!
 
Hey brother Tim, I want in too if I'm nearby in 7 years! Right now I'm in Owensboro so really we are quite close to each other as it is.
 
Sounds like a plan. I am going up to Louisville for the first time on Nov. 14 with a brother to minister at the Louisville Indian Fellowship in Little India but probably won't have an opportunity to say hi. Lord willing though, I'll get up there to meet your family (and perhaps church family) in a reasonable time. :)
 
Marrow Man said:
Dudley, you are in as well!

I wound up preaching on Psalm 130 and touched on justification. I actually used Charles Wesley (!) as a example of someone who was affected by Luther 200 years after the Reformation (Wesley's conversion in part came about reading Luther's commentary on Galatians). Wesley, who was unconverted when he was ordained as a minister in the Church of England, I thought was a perfect example of the man who was outwardly moral and pious but inwardly corrupt. We ended the service singing Luther's hymn "From Depths of Woe," which is based on Psalm 130. After the service, we had a fellowship meal and then afterward had a psalm-singing service. T'was a great Lord's Day, but my voice is now shot.
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Tim sounds like it was a great sermon and a great Lords Day. I welcome your invitation to the 500th Reformation Day plans you have in mind. Thanks for including me in.
 
Marrow Man said:
Whitefield said:
Just two minor points of clarification. It was John and not Charles whose heart was "strangely warmed" as he listened to a reading from Luther's preface to his commentary on Romans (not Galatians). This happened at Altersgate in 1738; John had been ordained in the Church of England in 1728.
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Lance, I wasn't speaking about John nor the Aldersgate experience. Charles conversion was slightly different and actually preceded his brother's. From Mark Noll's The Rise of Evangelicalism (p. 95):

First [to be converted] was Charles, who on May 11 [1738] met an artisan named Mr. Bray, who pressed home the Moravian teachings as these had been outlined by [Peter] Bohler. In the days that followed, Charles, despite a bout of illness, passed through intense spiritual experiences. ... On Wednesday, May 17, after Wesley, with a Moravian friend, had pored over the pages of Martin Luther's commentary on the epistle to the Galatians for several hours, he began to think he was finding what he had been seeking: "I laboured, waited, and prayed, to feel 'who loved me and gave himself for me.' After this assurance that He would come, and would not tarry, I slept in peace." By the next Sunday, May 21, Charles was convinced his journey was over: "I found myself at peace with God, and rejoiced in hope of loving Christ."
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An interesting church history fact that I wasn't aware of before. Thanks for sharing this, Tim.
 
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