Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Reformation Day

As the world (and many Christians) celebrated Halloween, Oct 31 marks the anniversary of Martin Luther's nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the Church at Wittenberg. This is the official beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

For African American Baptists and all Protestants, do we realize how connected we are to the Reformation? Those of us who are Baptists, we are very much Protestant. Our confessions and declarations are steeped in Reformation theology.

We are to make sure that we are continuing to preach the gospel recovered during the Reformation: the gospel of grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Are we telling this old Story?

Let us remember the true gospel this Reformation Day.

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