In 1517 a monk named Martin Luther, incensed by the recent sale of indulgences in a nearby German town, gave public notice on the Castle Church door in Wittenberg that he wanted to debate what the Catholic Church actually taught about indulgences. These are the now famous 95 Theses.

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Derek Thomas on Reforming Our Understanding — Oct. 5-6, 2007
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Reforming our understanding of God
Reforming our understanding of Evangelism
Reforming our understanding of Justification
Reforming our understanding of Holiness
Q & A

(HT: OKCRT)

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The latest 9Marks interview: “Proud to be a Protestant? R. Kent Hughes, pastor emeritus at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, discusses with Mark Dever his 40 years of pastoral ministry.”

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The goal of reformation in a local church should not be to make all the members Calvinists. Obviously (or at least it ought to be obvious to anyone who knows me!), I would not think that a bad thing if it happened, but I would never recommend that as the goal of restoring health to [...]

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Has the Reformation ended? That’s the topic Dr. Mark Noll takes up in his most recent book, co-authored with Carolyn Nystrom, titled Is The Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism (Baker Academic, 2005).
Our position is that the Reformation is not over. What do you think? Share your thoughts with us.
Here are [...]

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The Death of Discernment In The Church
from Mike Gendron, Proclaiming the Gospel (Online Source)
Have you considered the spiritual health of your church in these days of tolerance and compromise? Is the leadership earnestly contending for the faith against the current wave of ecumenism? A. W. Tozer used the illustration of circulating blood to describe the [...]

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