What I do know is that, whatever your view of the Reformation, it's obvious to see that some of the things that drove Luther to anger (and to despair) are everywhere present, to this day, often even in the most "Reformation-centric" evangelical churches....Click here to read the whole thing.
The combination of the damning power of cheap grace with the accusing agony of performance-based righteousness before God exists in every wing of the church. That's because it's not a medieval problem, but a primeval one.
Monday, November 2, 2009
A Primeval Problem, Not a Medieval One
Russell Moore has a sobering post about Reformation Day on Touchstone's Mere Comments blog. Here is an excerpt: