Martin Luther’s role in the Reformation can hardly be overstated. Today, R.C. Sproul explains how the life of this German monk provides a historical framework for understanding the Reformation and the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Get the book The Legacy of Luther, plus lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul’s teaching series Justified by Faith Alone and the accompanying digital style guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3657/donate Meet Today’s Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Meet the Host: Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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To understand Luther, you have to understand this enormous burden of guilt that haunted him in the monastery. He would say, you ask me, do I love God? Love God? Sometimes I hate God. I see Christ with a sword, with judgment, coming to condemn me.
October 31st is a significant day in the history of the Church. It's the day that Martin Luther, a towering figure in the 16th century Reformation, nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
As we approach that day, typically celebrated as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, we will focus our attention on the life of Luther, the gospel that was rediscovered, and other important Reformation truths. Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and welcome to this Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
Whether we know it or not, Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation reshaped Europe, redirected Christian history, and recovered the truth of God's Word. We proclaim the good news of justification by faith alone, a glorious truth that Luther rediscovered in his study of Romans. This week, you'll be introduced to Luther, and R.C.
Sproul will unpack that doctrine of justification by faith alone. You'll also have the opportunity this week to own the complete series, Justified by Faith Alone, its study guide, along with the hardcover edition of The Legacy of Luther, a book edited by R.C. Sproul and Stephen Nichols, when you give a gift of any amount at renewingyourmind.org.
So who was Martin Luther before he nailed his 95 theses? Here's Dr. Sproul.
I think one of the most interesting ways of studying church history is by focusing our attention on the people who made history. And when we think of the Protestant Reformation and the central importance of the doctrine of justification by faith alone, we think immediately of the role that was played by this Augustinian monk from Wittenberg, Martin Luther.
And so what I want to do by way of introduction to our study of the doctrine itself is to look at the historical framework in which the controversy broke out and also look, first of all, at the person of Luther to see how he was involved the way that he was in the Reformation. Luther, according to most experts, was born in 1483. Nobody's absolutely certain for sure of the date of his birth.
Some set it at November the 20th, others at December the 7th. Maybe that's why that date is a date that lives in infamy. according to future generations.
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