Theology You Should Know

Because we are dead in our sins and trespasses, God effectually calls us unto salvation by regenerating us and transforming us into new creatures in Christ.

Will the real Martin Luther please stand up. There are as many Martin Luthers as there are people who speak of him. Listen to this podcast to hear about the man in his context. Learn the world that helped shape his ideas.

At a time when the old church sold grace like a commodity, a german monk stood against this exploitation and became a national hero.

On the explosion of the Protestant church, Luther once wrote, "While I slept and drank Wittenberg beer… the word did everything."

We turn now to what has been called the Second Generation of Reformers. The First Generation includes Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Bucer, Oecolampadius, et al, who blazed the trail out of the Roman Catholic Church. The Second Generation follows the path and takes it further away from Rome. During this period, beginning in the 1530s, we see the institutional structures of the Protestant churches take shape including church government and confessions and catechisms. Unfortunately for the Protestants, we also see the churches divide further as their respective theologies becomes more developed. The chief architect of this development was the Reformed theologian, John Calvin.