Reformation Day
Most see October 31 as Halloween. However, many celebrate October 31 as Reformation Day—the anniversary of Martin Luther’s launch of the Protestant Reformation. With any historical event that distant in time, it’s easy to think of it as lacking relevance for us today.
Yet, Luther’s reformation ministry has had great impact on me. Martin Luther reformed my Christian life and my counseling ministry. Here’s how…
Martin Luther Reformed My Christian Life
I had been a Christian for over two decades when I first started studying Martin Luther. I was a graduate of an evangelical Bible college and of an evangelical seminary. I had been a Counseling Pastor at an evangelical mega-church, and I had been the Senior Pastor at an evangelical church. I was teaching at an evangelical seminary. And yet, before Luther, I only applied half the picture of my salvation.
Before studying Luther, I pictured my salvation like this:
God is a holy and righteous Judge, and I am on trial before Him because of my sins. God is about to pronounce me guilty when Christ steps up and says, “Charge me instead. Put Bob’s sins on me, and put my righteousness on Bob.” God the Judge
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