I will not Recant!

The Diet of Worms, held in the spring of 1521, was thus in one sense little more than the backwash from a ship that had already set to sea. The Holy Roman emperor Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain) had never been in Germany. He called the Diet, or meeting, in order … Continue reading »

Quotations About Prayer

…the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working… James 5:16 God does nothing except in response to believing prayer.”  John Wesley (Famous evangelist who spent 2 hours daily in prayer)  Prayer strikes the winning blow; service is simply picking up the pieces.”  S.D. Gordon One should never initiate anything that … Continue reading »

Luther’s 95 Theses

Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Commonly Known as The 95 Theses

Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and duly appointed Lecturer on these subjects in that place. He requests that whoever cannot be present personally to debate the matter orally will do so in absence in writing.
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