Lesson 7

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Lesson 7

Marriage

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Marriage is a gift from God that is often maligned and much misunderstood. In Luther's day (and still today) the Catholic Church maintained that celibacy is a holier lifestyle than marriage. Likewise, the temptations of stereotyping marriage roles and the sin of adultery and divorce have persisted. In order to properly treasure and protect this gift, we go with Luther back to the Scriptures.

Lesson 1

The Declaration of Independence says that we should each be free to pursue happiness. But we Christians are called to a higher expression of liberty--not a freedom that allows me to do whatever I want (for myself) but the freedom of patiently seeking the good of others above our own. This was a core principle of the Reformation that still needs to guide the church today!

Lesson 2

July 21, 2024

It may surprise you to know that Martin Luther was voted TIME magazine's most influential person of the last millennium. There are many reasons why Luther received such notoriety, but high among them is his influence on education. Luther maintained that it was in the best interest of the state and the eternal interest of saving souls for both boys and girls to be basically educated so that they could read and understand the Scriptures and apply and share them for themselves.

Lesson 3

July 28, 2024

The Roman Catholic Church of Luther's Day (and still today) teaches that sinners work together with God's grace to merit salvation. This necessarily means that there must be certain moral requirements that we must fulfill. In contrast, Luther found in Scripture the comforting message that Jesus has fulfilled all of God's commands, and therefore none of them earn our salvation. That does not mean that we jettison the Old Testament Law, but rather we see it in its proper light and original purpose.