Podcasts about ninety five theses

On this day in Tudor history, 4th January 1519, reformer Martin Luther met with papal envoy Karl von Miltitz in an attempt to reconcile with the Catholic Church. But could Luther, the man who sparked the Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses, truly stay silent on indulgences and corruption?   Witness the pivotal moment that led to his excommunication and cemented his role as one of history's most influential yet polarising figures. Luther's theological breakthroughs revolutionised Christianity, but his later years revealed a darker side to his legacy.   Explore his legacy, from "Here I stand" to his controversial writings. Watch to uncover the complexities of Martin Luther's impact on history and faith.  

Martin Luther's 95 Theses sparked a religious Reformation that changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest at the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the North American continent. Podcaster Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church continues to share his views on this fascinating topic. Enjoy this Encore Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/b-x3K-ILEr4 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Support our channel by watching and clicking on the ads in this video. It costs you nothing and by doing so gives us extra credit and encourages, supports & helps us to create more quality content. Thanks! Martin Luther books available at https://amzn.to/45n2zlx Protestant Reformation books available at https://amzn.to/3MmaQgT  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus               Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels  Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Protestant Reformation was a major religious movement that began in the early 16th century, fundamentally altering the landscape of Christianity in Europe and laying the groundwork for the modern church and Western civilization. The reformation was essentially a movement against perceived corruptions and excesses in the Roman Catholic Church. It sought to reform church practices and doctrines and ultimately led to the establishment of various Protestant denominations. So why was the church in the 16th century in such need of reformation? Who were the key figures of this reformation? What were the major events of this pivotal movement and what was its legacy?  Join us as we unpack Martin Luther's revolutionary Ninety-Five Theses, discover the profound changes in worship and governance, and examine the lasting impact on modern Christianity. We'll discuss key figures like John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli, explore the rise of various denominations, and see how this movement laid the groundwork for some of the ideas we still cherish today.

Martin Luther grew concerned about the selling of indulgences and the message it sent to people who sought forgiveness for their sins. Today, R.C. Sproul shows how Luther's response unintentionally sparked the flames of the Reformation. Get the book The Legacy of Luther, plus lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul's teaching series Justified by Faith Alone and the accompanying digital style guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3657/donate   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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How did England's upstart navy devastate the mighty Spanish Armada? Why did the loss upset the global world order for the next 350 years? And as the world's most powerful, richest man, how annoying must King Philip II have been for Queen Elizabeth I to not let him put a ring on it?   Links To Further Yer Book-Learnin'   Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was Queen of England and Ireland for 45 years. She was cray-cray for Sir William Raleigh, but remained a virgin her whole life. Or so the Royal Marketers say.   King Philip II (1527–1598), also known as Philip the Prudent, was a real resume padder: King of Spain; King of Portugal; King of Naples and Sicily; jure uxoris King of England and Ireland; Duke of Milan; and Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. His dad still wasn't impressed.   Charles Howard (1536–1624), was known as Lord Howard of Effingham. Was this because of his royal title, or a love for ham, or a reputation for over-acting?   Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596) was an English explorer, privateer, and naval hero who circumnavigated the world from 1577 to 1580. But if you're signing up for the Drake Disciples fan club, he also joined in slaving voyages, soooo…   Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano (1485–1547) was a Spanish conquistador who's synonymous with the saying “burn your ships.” Which might explain why there's no Cortes Caribbean Cruises.   Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was the Portuguese explorer who planned and led the first circumnavigation of the planet. Flat-Earthers are not fans.   The Habsburg Monarchy ruled big chunks of Europe from 1282 to 1918. The family dynamic was super-juicy, and ripe fare for a telenovela.   The Portuguese Empire (1415-1999) was made up of overseas colonies, factories, and territories. By the early 16th century the empire stretched across every continent that didn't have a South Pole.   The Holy Roman Empire was officially the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. But for its almost 1,000 years, only geeks called it that.   The Ottoman Empire, better known as the Turkish Empire, spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries. It could have ruled more, but its leaders kept stopping to put their feet up.   Martin Luther (1483–1546) was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation as the author of the Ninety-Five Theses. Apparently nobody told him he only needed to write one to finish his undergrad.   The encomienda was a Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with the labor of non-Christian peoples. The laborers were supposed to benefit from the conquerors' military protection, who made them an offer they couldn't refuse.   The British Royal Navy fought the French-Spanish fleet in The Battle of Trafalgar on Oct. 21, 1805. Outnumbered and outgunned, Lord Nelson steered his ships into the enemy fleet's flank in a brilliant maneuver. This earned him a 20-0 ship-sinking rout, and later to H.I. history expert Matt Roberto's man crush.   The Age of Exploration (15th to 17th Century), a.k.a The Age of Discovery, mostly overlapped with the Age of Sail. Can you historians just pick a name, already?

Three years on from Martin Luther's publication of the Ninety-Five Theses - a shocking attack on the corruption of the Catholic Church and the selling of indulgences - his radical new ideas and brilliant use of the printing press had unleashed chaos in Christendom. Still in Wittenberg under the Protection of Frederick III, Luther's increasingly radical beliefs founded in his readings of Christian scripture, now sought to undermine the entire fabric of the Catholic Church and the theology that has shaped the Latin West for centuries. This culminated in his famous Reformation Moment, which saw his love affair with God raised to new heights of exultation. All the while, support for his outrageous ideas was swelling and Luther's own celebrity growing. With it, the very real danger in which he placed himself, and the looming threat of excommunication. At last, in August 1518 Luther was summoned to Augsburg to meet with Cardinal Thomas Cajetan and have his beliefs examined…would he survive the reckoning to come? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the raging fires of Luther's radical revolution, his seminal Reformation Moment, and the great debate in Augsburg which would see his fervour put to the test.  *The Rest Is History LIVE in 2024* Tom and Dominic are back onstage this summer, at Hampton Court Palace in London!  Buy your tickets here: therestishistory.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martin Luther is one of the few people to have genuinely changed the world, igniting a religious revolution that tore Christendom in two, and undermined European tradition in ways that still reverberate today. But along with Luther's uniquely tortured psyche, three events contributed to his extreme transformation from young lawyer to fervent monk: the loss of a dear friend, a near fatal accident, and a cataclysmic thunderstorm. It was at the University of Wittenberg that Luther's truly revolutionary understanding of God, theology and scripture began to evolve. His scorn for the state of the Church bubbled underneath the surface, until one day, a friar called Johann Tetzel rolled into Saxony, claiming to sell awesome indulgences, which would allow sinful locals to shorten their stay in purgatory. Such staggering corruption drove Luther to take drastic action, and, marching to Wittenberg Castle's Church, he legendarily nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door. Or did he? Join Tom and Dominic as they describe Luther's tormented journey to priesthood, the events that lead up to the apocryphal nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses, and the truly radical nature of his newfound relationship with God and Christianity.  *The Rest Is History LIVE in 2024* Tom and Dominic are back onstage this summer, at Hampton Court Palace in London! Buy your tickets here: therestishistory.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over five hundred years after Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, what do we celebrate on Reformation Day? Pastor John traces five of the Reformation's greatest recoveries.

On October 31, 1517, a monk named Martin tried to prompt discussion on some theological issues by posting what we now refer to as the Ninety-Five Theses.

Martin Luther grew concerned about the selling of indulgences and the message it sent to people who sought forgiveness for their sins. Today, R.C. Sproul shows how Luther's response unintentionally sparked the flames of the Reformation. Get the 'Reformed Basics' DVD Collection with R.C. Sproul for Your Gift of Any Amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/2810/reformed-basics Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind.org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources.

For the Dutch Republic, 1672 was a series of existential catastrophes that nearly saw the nation swallowed by France's Louis XIV. But the internal push and pulls that culminated in the brutal murder and partial consumption of the man who'd run the place for a couple of decades actually began much, much earlier, when Martin Luther (perhaps) hammered his Ninety-Five Theses into a church door, sparking a flowering of dissonant thought across Europe, as well as a brutal regime of repression to try to tamp it down. Across the 80 year struggle for Dutch independence from Spain, a succession of Princes of the House of Orange ably managed the country's political and military affairs. But once the war ended, Dutch nobility preferred to decentralize power through a Republican model of government, putting the House of Orange and its supporters on the margins. This went pretty well, right up until it didn't, and as the calamities of 1672 unfolded, public anger against the longtime administrator of the country, Johan de Witt, grew into the kind of blind rage that leads to dangerous mob violence. In The Hague that August, it led all the way to cannibalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's message covers Romans chapters 2 and 3.On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg. In that moment, the Protestant Reformation was born. Luther was convicted by these passages in Romans. The title of this message then, is “How to Start a Reformation.” In this […]

The Reformation upset centuries of accumulated religious tradition. The church in Martin Luther's day was resistant to change, going after him with a vengeance. In this message, Pastor Lutzer paints a picture of Luther's trial at the Diet of Worms. Martin Luther is known for his Ninety-Five Theses, but he also planted the seeds for religious freedom. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29

The Reformation upset centuries of accumulated religious tradition. The church in Martin Luther's day was resistant to change, going after him with a vengeance. In this message, Pastor Lutzer paints a picture of Luther's trial at the Diet of Worms. Martin Luther is known for his Ninety-Five Theses, but he also planted the seeds for religious freedom. This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at rtwoffer.com or call us at 1-888-218-9337. 

When John Starke, an author and the pastor of Apostles Church Uptown, moved to New York City, he quickly realized that he wasn't all that impressive to his neighbors. It didn't feel great at first. But now, he sees the ability to embody seasons of being unimpressive—even being embarrassed and humiliated—as a gift. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore and Starke talk about perseverance, suffering, and the power of Jesus' presence. They discuss the temptation to be performative in ministry, how to embrace our limitations, and what it looks like to heal shame. Starke shares rhythms and practices for growing in understanding ourselves as hidden in Christ, which he writes about in his new book The Secret Place of Thunder. Moore and Starke's conversation also includes reflections on their mutual friend, Tim Keller, who passed away recently. Tune in for an episode that looks thoughtfully at the human heart, the character of God, and the encouragement in Scripture to live as those hidden in Christ. Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Secret Place of Thunder: Trading Our Need to Be Noticed for a Hidden Life with Christ by John Starke Tim Keller's Final Message to Redeemer Churches The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery by David G. Banner Luther's Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther “Jonathan Haidt Says Social Media Is Making America Stupid” “Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here's the Evidence.” by Jonathan Haidt A Secular Age by Charles Taylor “Millennial Burnout Is Being Televised” by Sophie Gilbert Preorder Russell's new title, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, here! Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to questions@russellmoore.com.Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps CT Administration: Christine Kolb Social Media: Kate Lucky Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Production Assistance: coreMEDIA Audio Engineer: Kevin Duthu Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Video Producer: John Roland Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sermon #245 We begin a new series based on the five "solas" of the Reformation. It was five hundred years ago on October 31 that Martin Luther nailed his protest, titled "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," more commonly known as the Ninety-Five Theses, to the door of the castle church in Wittenburg, Germany. Five hundred years later, we mark the occasion by examining the principles of the Protestant Reformation and how they apply to us today. We begin with a foundational principle, Sola Scriptura - scripture alone is the final authority. 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Recorded at Hudson UMC on October 1, 2017 (Originally published October 23, 2017) S.D.G.

Announcements from Sunday, October 30th, 2022 Happy Reformation Day - STREAM THE LUTHER DOCUMENTARY FOR FREE October 31 marks 505 years since Martin Luther effectively—and unintentionally—sparked the Protestant Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses. Discover Luther's story by watching the award-winning documentary Luther: The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer. It's available to stream for free on Ligonier Ministries' YouTube channel. You can also download the accompanying study guide for free. Here is the great kids video on the life of Martin Luther we showed on Sunday. https://youtu.be/fVsdAIqHBWI Bible Reading Plan This Week - Join us on #bible_reading_plan to discuss our daily Bible reading. This week we are reading Deuteronomy 17-34 and Psalm 45-49. The PDF is attached and can be printed out and put in your Bible as a daily reminder. Feel free to leave any thoughts, questions or insights in the #bible_reading_plan channel here on Slack. RVC Women's Bible Study Kickoff - A Reminder to the ladies that RVC's Women's Ministry is hosting a Women's Bible Study on this Wednesday, October 26 from 6:45pm-8:45pm. For more details please follow up with @Shelly Lischke. All the ladies are invited! Hope Place Graduation - We have another opportunity to help UGM's Hope Place! Their quarterly graduation program is scheduled for Wednesday evening, Nov 9, and they could use some help with child care during the service. The timing is 6:00-8:00. If you can help you need to RSVP to the new Associate Director Julie Jenkins at JJenkins@ugm.org with your name and email address, and she'll need your RSVP no later than Nov 1 so that she has time to make sure that you either already are (or now get) registered in their system for background check. This has been a relatively simple but very much appreciated way that we can serve families who are guests at Hope Place. If you have more questions please contact Chris and Cheri Volk.  When God Doesn't - The Book of Habakkuk Week #1 "When Life Doesn't Make Sense" Text: Habakkuk 1:1–11 Topics: Questions, Wrestling, Objections, Frustration Big Idea of the Message: God is big enough for our questions and our objections; he invites us to bring them to him in dialogue and to trust him with them. Application Point: When we are real and honest with God and tell him what's on our hearts, he will lead us on a path that matures and deepens our faith. Discussion Questions: What is one thing that stood out to you from this week's message? Have you ever had a season when you questioned whether God saw or cared about what was going on in your life? Tell us about it. Why do you think we sometimes struggle to admit that we're frustrated with God? Can you think of other people in the Bible who struggled with what God was doing? How did they handle it? What was the outcome? When something difficult happens, or when people feel like God isn't listening, they typically do one of two things: run from God in anger or run toward God in vulnerability. Why is it important to stay in dialogue with God through difficult seasons? How can we pray for you?

Happy Reformation Day! Today we're digging into history of the Protestant Reformation and Protestantism, initiated in 1517 when Martin Luther, in protest against the unbiblical actions and teachings of the Catholic Church, nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to the doors of All Saints' Church in Germany. We look at the controversial theological arguments he made that caused a schism in the church and shaped the foundation of Protestant theology as we know it today. We discuss the five solas, the statements that summarize the core beliefs that separate Catholicism from Protestantism, and explain why it matters that we know this today. Watch our 2022 Democrat Campaign Ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgoGn5AGQXU&t=60s&ab_channel=AllieBethStuckey --- Today's Sponsors: PublicSq. — download the PublicSq app from the App Store or Google Play, create a free account, and begin your search for freedom-loving businesses! Annie's Kit Clubs — all subscriptions are month-to-month, and you can cancel anytime! Go to AnniesKitClubs.com/ALLIE and get your first month 75% off! Range Leather — highest quality leather, age old techniques and all backed up with a “forever guarantee." Go to rangeleather.com and use coupon code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your first order. Good Ranchers — change the way you shop for meat today by visiting GoodRanchers.com/ALLIE and use promo code 'ALLIE' to get two Black Angus NY Strip Steaks FREE all throughout the month of November! --- "Go VOTE" Sticker: https://shop.blazemedia.com/products/vote-sticker?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=6552e1052&pr_rec_pid=7931910291709&pr_ref_pid=7926489317629&pr_seq=uniform --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Luther's particular concern was the Catholic church's practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer's sins would be ...

It was over 500 years ago on this day that then monk Martin Luther nailed The Ninety-Five Theses to the Wittenberg church door sparking the Protestant Reformation. How did Martin Luther come to question the practices of the Catholic Church? What were some of the answers he discovered and how has that impacted our access to and study of God's Word? Dr. Todd Hains shares insights from his research on Martin Luther and offers a perspective that will have you approaching God's Word in a new and fresh way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world changed forever on October 31, 1517. On that day a hitherto unknown monk named Martin Luther posted Ninety-Five Theses meant for debate. And oh would they be debated. The Ninety-Five Theses begin a period of western history known as the Reformation. But, as we shall see, a schism in the western church was not certain at this point, nor did anyone take Luther's criticisms too seriously.  For more content check out our website HERE. To support the show and have access to over eighty hours of bonus content, check out our Patreon Page.

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today.

In A Vertical Art: On Poetry (Princeton UP, 2022), acclaimed poet Simon Armitage takes a refreshingly common-sense approach to an art form that can easily lend itself to grand statements and hollow gestures. Questioning both the facile and obscure ends of the poetry spectrum, he offers sparkling new insights about poetry and an array of favorite poets. Based on Armitage's public lectures as Oxford Professor of Poetry, A Vertical Art illuminates poets as varied as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn, A. R. Ammons, and Claudia Rankine. The chapters are often delightfully sassy in their treatment, as in “Like, Elizabeth Bishop,” in which Armitage dissects—and tallies—the poet's predilection for similes. He discusses Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, poetic lists, poetry and the underworld, and the dilemmas of translating Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Armitage also pulls back the curtain on the unromantic realities of making a living as a contemporary poet, and ends the book with his own list of “Ninety-Five Theses” on the principles and practice of poetry. An appealingly personal book that explores the volatile and disputed definitions of poetry from the viewpoint of a practicing writer and dedicated reader, A Vertical Art makes an insightful and entertaining case for the power and potential of poetry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry

And at last, we have made it. I "began" the Reformation in January. It's April. And at last, we are at Martin Luther. You simply cannot discuss the Reformation and not begin with Martin Luther. While the Reformation is going to fracture fairly quickly, it begins with Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses. Today we start the story, learn about Luther's origins and family, and how his upbringing forged the man brave enough to challenge the might of the Roman Catholic Church. For more content, check out our WEBSITE.  For bonus content and to support the show, consider becoming a Patron for as little as $1 per month.

Martin Luther's 95 Theses sparked a religious Reformation that changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest at the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the North American continent. Podcaster Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church continues to share his views on this fascinating topic. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/s5iUe-ZNOBA which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Support our channel by watching and clicking on the ads in this video. It costs you nothing and by doing so gives us extra credit and encourages, supports & helps us to create more quality content. Thanks! Thank you for the many wonderful comments, messages, ratings and reviews. All of them are regularly posted for your reading pleasure on https://patreon.com/markvinet Get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on Patreon or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and receive an eBook welcome GIFT of The Maesta Panels by Mark Vinet. Denary Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization

In our ABC's of Reformed theology, we pause to consider N is for the Ninety-Five Theses of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther. This was especially fitting for us today, since it is Reformation Sunday of 2021. Listen to hear about the prophetic ministry of this 16th century professor of theology, pastor Taylor's Fab-5 of the 95, a lesson from the tactfulness of Luther's logical and imaginative ridicule of his opponents, and lastly why we find the story of Luther to be so inspiring.Time:EveningMinister:Pastor Taylor KernTexts:Isaiah 6:5Series:Catechism Series

Listen along as we look at the first half of Matthew 25 and what it looks like to fear, trust, and follow Jesus till the end. Notes/Quotes: “the Kingdom Parables in chapter 13 which began in the present tense with the words “the kingdom of heaven is like”—for they taught mainly how the kingdom enters our lives now by the power of the Word; the Judgment Parables in this chapter have a sharper future orientation.” - Dale Bruner “21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'”  - Matthew 5:21-23 “The Christian life in Matthew is a life of tough discipleship (chaps. 5–7), of persecuted mission (chap. 10), of practicing joyous demands (chap. 13), and of exercising self-denial for the sake of others' salvation (chap. 18). The Christian life in Matthew is not the second-soil faith that believes a conversion experience is all one really needs; when the devil, pressures, and temptations come to “conversions-only” people (conversio sola!), they are deeply embarrassed by the gospel and its requirements and make as quick an exit as they did an entrance (13:20–21). Discipleship is a life of patient listening to the Word and of constant repenting under the conviction of the Word. “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said ‘repent,' he intended for the whole life of believers to be a life of repentance” (Luther, thesis one of The Ninety-Five Theses). “The just shall live by faith” (Rom 1:17). One-shot Christianity is misleading and finally fatal. The lamp oil of experiential Christianity, without the reserve oil of discipled Christianity—that is to say, an experience of Jesus without obedience to his teachings—betrays unbelief and will not find entrance into the end-time kingdom.”  - Dale Bruner “But “safe” as this conduct may be, there is a lack of adventure in it, an unwillingness to take risks, a preoccupation with one's own security, which Jesus clearly dislikes. This piety is too unworldly, too withdrawn, too removed from the secular to please the earthly Jesus who sends disciples into the world to disciple it (28:19), puts salt into the meat to season it (5:13), and brings light into the room to give light to all who are in it (5:14–16; cf. Mark 4:21). Talents mean mission.  - Dale Bruner “The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.”  - Oswald Chambers “sees this servant's laziness as the lawlessness of lukewarmness toward the demands of discipleship—as antinomianism.” - Kingsbury “Jesus does not end this parable grimly from a macabre pleasure in telling horror stories—Jesus loves human beings and wants to save them from messed-up lives and eternities, and that's why he tells his scary stories.” - Dale Bruner “The gospel says you are more sinful and flawed than you ever dared believe, but more accepted and loved than you ever dared hope.” - Timothy Keller  

Today, we are joined by our very own Steve Deace to discuss his new book, “Faucian Bargain.” Steve explains how his book is modeled after Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses to expose the corruption of not just Anthony Fauci, but the globalist bureaucracy that destroyed civilization this past year. COVID fascism has provided the forces of evil with the opportunity to implement their long-standing plans. But will it also provide the forces of good with the galvanizing moment to break away from this reign of terror? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Readings* Psalm 8* Psalm 126* Psalm 32* Genesis 1:20—2:3* Mark 1:14–28* Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, Summary, Foundation, Rule, and Norm ¶¶ 1–8CommemorationToday we commemorate Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor. Born on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, Martin Luther originally studied law. After a close brush with death during a storm, Luther switched to studying theology and entered an Augustinian monastery in 1505, when he was twenty-one years old. Luther received his doctorate in theology in 1512. Teaching at the newly established University of Wittenberg, Luther began to question some of the doctrines of Rome. Luther’s investigation of the Scriptures and of Roman doctrine led to the posting of the *Ninety-Five Theses* on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg — the spark that started the Reformation.Although Luther had not intended a real break with Rome, the Roman church had other ideas. Luther was excommunicated in 1521, and was forced into hiding in Wartburg Castle, where he translated the New Testament into German. We remember and honor Luther for his dedication to the Scriptures and to the teaching and preaching of right doctrine, regardless of threats and oppression, primarily, at the time, from Rome. Although he died on 18 February 1546, Luther’s work, in rescuing the Gospel, lives on in every church where Christ crucified for sinners is preached with fidelity and where the Scriptures are taught with faithfulness.ReaderCorey J. MahlerCopyright NoticesUnless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Unless otherwise indicated, all quotations from the Lutheran Confessions are from Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, copyright © 2005, 2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a copy of Concordia, call 800-325-3040.Support the show (https://confident.faith/donate/)

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When Martin Luther wrote his Ninety-Five Theses, he was trying to stir an academic discussion about corruption in the church's sale of indulgences. Today, R.C. Sproul explains how God used Luther's document to effectively launch the Protestant Reformation. Get the 'Justified by Faith Alone' Teaching Series on DVD for Your Gift of Any Amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/1587/justified-by-faith-alone Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind.org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources.

What is reformation day and why do we celebrate it? Find out why as we listen to Dr. Steven Nichols of Ligonier Ministries. What is Reformation Day? To answer that question, let's ask another question. When is Reformation Day? It's October 31; it commemorates the events of October 31, 1517. On that day, Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Now, why would Luther do that? To answer this question, we need to introduce a few more characters. One of those characters was Albert of Brandenburg. Albert was not old enough to be a bishop, yet in 1517, he was already bishop over two cities, which was against church law. On top of that, he wanted to be archbishop of Mainz. To hold three offices was also against church law, which meant that Albert needed a papal dispensation. So now, Pope Leo X enters our story. Leo was from the Medici family of Florence. The Medici were a prominent banking clan and patrons of the arts. It was Leo who brought Michelangelo in to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican. Albert met with Leo about getting a dispensation, and like good businessmen they struck a deal. For ten thousand ducats, Albert could have his three bishoprics. But Albert had a problem: his money was largely in land and not in cash, so he needed to raise the money. The real main character in Reformation Day is not Luther. It's the Word of God. And so another character enters, the enterprising friar Johann Tetzel. He sold indulgences on Albert's behalf, and some of the money went to help Albert pay the cost of becoming archbishop of Mainz. These indulgences were supplied by the pope and not only provided for past sins to be forgiven but for future sins to be forgiven as well. And these indulgences also allowed the buyer to get his relatives out of purgatory. And so Tetzel began selling these indulgences, using a jingle to sell them: “As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs.” This development deeply troubled Luther. He saw how these things were contrary to the church's doctrine at the time, and he watched as the people under his care went to buy Tetzel's indulgences. So, he did what a scholar could do. He went into his study and penned his Ninety-Five Theses to invite public debate. He posted the theses on October 31. The very first thesis says this: “Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said ‘Repent,' willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance.” It's fascinating that Luther makes this reference to Jesus' calling people to “repent” in Matthew 4:17. There is something else that came into play here, something else that explains Reformation Day. In 1516, the Greek New Testament was published by the humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus. And when Luther read the Greek New Testament, he realized that the Latin Vulgate—for centuries, the official text of the church—was wrong. The Vulgate had translated the Greek word in question—rendered in English as “repent”—as “do penance.” This translation had served for centuries to support the Roman Catholic sacramental system. The real main character in Reformation Day is not Luther. It's the Word of God. What Luther discovered as a monk is that for centuries, the true teachings of the Word of God had been hidden by century upon century of tradition. That's what Reformation Day is about: it's about pulling back the covers and releasing the power of the Word of God and the beauty and the truth of the gospel. That's why we celebrate Reformation Day.

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Want to read more about this topic?Beeke, Joel R. "The Family Man: Luther At Home." Edited by R.C. Sproul, & Steven Nichols. The Legacy of Luther (Reformation trust Publishing ), 2016.Ferguson, Sinclair B. "Grace Alone: Luther and the Christian Life." Edited by R.C. Sproul, & Stephen Nichols. The Legacy of Luther (The Reformation Trust ), 2016.George, Timothy. Theology of the Reformers . Nashville , TN: B&H Publishing Group , 2013.Godfrey, W. Robert. "Christ Alone: Luther on Christ, The Sacraments, and the Church." Edited by R.C. Sproul, & Stephen Nichols. The Legacy of Luther (The Reformation Trust ), 2016.Harrison, Peter. "Protestantism and the Making of Modern Science ." Edited by Thomas Howard, & Mark Noll. Protestantism After 500 Years (Oxford Univerity Press), 2016.Horton, Michael S. "Scripture Alone: Luther's Doctrines of Scripture ." Edited by R.C. Sproul, & Steven Nichols. The Legacy of Luther (Reformation trust Publishing ), 2016.Jr., John Witte. "From Gospel to Law: The Lutheran Reformation and It's Impact on Legal Culture." Edited by Mark A. Noll Thomas Albert Howard. Protestantism after 500 years (Oxford University Press), 2016.Lindberg, Carter. The European Reformers . West Sussex: Blackwell Publishing , 2010.Luther, Martin. Ninety-Five Theses. Edited by Stephen Nichols. Phillipsburg , NJ: B&R Publishing , 2002.—. The Bondage of the Will. Translated by J.I. Packer, & O.R. Johnston. Grand Rapids , MI: Baker Academics , 1957.Maag, Karin. "The Reformation and Higher Education ." Edited by Thomas Howard, & Mark Noll. Protestantism After 500 Years , 2016.The Holy Bible . English Standard Version . Wheaton , IL, 2001.Waters, Guy Prentiss. "By Faith Alone: Luther and the Doctrine of Justification." Edited by R.C. Sproul, & Stephen Nichols. The Legacy of Luther (The Reformation Trust ), n.d.

Pastor Bruce preaches the first of a two part message referencing points from the Five Sola's referred to in the -Reformation-, in celebration of Martin Luther's nailing of the -Ninety-Five Theses- to the door of the -All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany- 503 years ago on October 31, 1517.

馬丁路德 Martin Luther（1483-1546） 被譽為“The initiator of the Reformation.” 背景：羅馬天主教在教義和道德上的腐敗 發表“九十五條”（The Ninety-Five Theses）1517 沃姆斯國會聆訊（The Diet of Worms, 4/16-4/18, 1521） The Augsburg Confession （1530）——路德宗教會所使用的第一個信仰告白 約翰加爾文 John Calvin （1509-1564）     a. 被譽為“The Theologian of the Reformation.”    b. 離開羅馬天主教，在日內瓦建立自己的教會    c. 著作    d. 主要神學主張    e. 在馬丁路德的贡献之上細化、系統化基督教新教神學，是我們今天所稱的“改革宗 神學”（Reformational vs. Reformed）  

Readings* Psalm 105* Job 13:13–28* John 6:22–40* Smalcald Articles, Part III, Art. XIV–XVCommemorationToday we commemorate Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor. Born on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, Martin Luther originally studied law. After a close brush with death during a storm, Luther switched to studying theology and entered an Augustinian monastery in 1505, when he was twenty-one years old. Luther received his doctorate in theology in 1512. Teaching at the newly established University of Wittenberg, Luther began to question some of the doctrines of Rome. Luther’s investigation of the Scriptures and of Roman doctrine led to the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg — the spark that started the Reformation.Although Luther had not intended a real break with Rome, the Roman church had other ideas. Luther was excommunicated in 1521, and was forced into hiding in Wartburg Castle, where he translated the New Testament into German. We remember and honor Luther for his dedication to the Scriptures and to the teaching and preaching of right doctrine, regardless of threats and oppression, primarily, at the time, from Rome. Although he died on 18 February 1546, Luther’s work, in rescuing the Gospel, lives on in every church where Christ crucified for sinners is preached with fidelity and where the Scriptures are taught with faithfulness.ReaderCorey J. MahlerCopyright NoticesUnless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Unless otherwise indicated, all quotations from the Lutheran Confessions are from Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, copyright © 2005, 2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a copy of Concordia, call 800-325-3040.Support the show (https://confident.faith/donate/)

On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Mr. John West lead a discussion on the historical events in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that lead up to and culminated in the Protestant Reformation. Church History, Week 7: Difficult Topics of the Time (AD 1400-1600) 1408: John Wycliffe’s English version of the Bible published; 1415: Jan Hus—Burned at the stake; 1439: Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church leaders agree to a reunification under Rome, Kevian Rus (Russia) forms new Russian Orthodox Church; 1453: Fall of Constantinople, end of the Eastern Roman Empire; 1456: Gutenberg produces first printed Bible; 1478: The Spanish Inquisition begins; 1492: Spain’s monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, give Jews three months to convert or be banished. Columbus departs west for China; 1497: In Scotland, children are required by law to attend school. 1502: Johann Tetzel appointed by Cardinal Giovanni de Medici, later Pope Leo X, to preach the Indulgence; 1512: Michelangelo completes the Sistine Chapel ceiling; 1517: Martin Luther posts his Ninety-Five Theses; 1521: Diet of Worms, Luther refuses to recant; 1523: Zwingli begins the Swiss Reformation; 1524: William Tyndale travels to Germany and in two years releases first printed English New Testament; 1525: Anabaptist movement begins with Conrad Grebel. Influences Menno Simons, founder of the Mennonites;1527: Michael Sattler and Anabaptist leader is martyred for the Schleitheim Confession of Faith; 1529: Protestants emerge at the Diet of Speyer; 1531: League of Schmalkalden formed, Protestants against Rome; 1534: Henry VIII—Church of England established via the Act of Supremacy; 1536: Institutes of the Christian Religion published by John Calvin; 1549: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury produces the Book of Common Prayer; 1555: Charles V agrees to the Peace of Augsburg, granting Lutheranism official status within the empire; 1559: Establishment of the French Protestant Church, later known as the Huguenots; 1560: Scots Confession ratified by the newly recognized sovereign parliament of Scotland; 1562: Frederick III encourages the development of the Heidelberg Catechism by Olevianus & Ursinus; 1563: Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are issued summarizing the official doctrine of the Church of England; 1572: 24 August, St. Bartholomew’s Day, 3,000 Protestants massacred in Paris. Within three days, 10,000 Huguenots are killed across France; 1589: Moscow becomes an independent Patriarchate, recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church as the fifth most honored office; 1590: William Shakespeare begins publishing plays with the Taming of the Shrew; 1598: Edict of Nantes by Henry IV ends religious wars in France by decreed tolerance between Catholics and Protestants.

Episode 3: St. Thomas More - Show Notes Corrections or clarifications on a few point are provided below in the Summary. Also, since this discussion went long, we have divided the recording into three parts, separated by short breaks: • Part 1: Early Life (beginning to 35:40) • Part 2: Beginning of the Reformation (35:40 to 57:06) • Part 3: Martyrdom (57:06 to end) *Special Thank You to Paul Spring for allowing us to use his song "Itasca" from the album Borderline EP (2014)! Brief Chronology: • 1478 - Birth of Thomas More • 1485 - Battle of Bosworth Field (end of Plantagenet and beginning of Tudor dynasty) • 1490-92 - More is a page in Cardinal Morton's household • 1504 or 1505 - Marriage to first wife, Jane Colt, mother to More's four biological children • 1511- Death of Jane Colt and marriage to second wife, Alice Middleton • 1515 - More writes Utopia (published 1516) • 1517 - Martin Luther posts his Ninety-Five Theses (starting Protestant Reformation) • 1525 - Peasants' War in Germany; William Tyndale translates New Testament • 1527 - Rome sacked by Charles V's army • 1529-1532 - More is made Lord Chancellor • 1533 - Marriage of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn • 1534 - More is imprisoned in Tower of London • 1535 - Trial and execution of Thomas More • 1935 - Canonization by Pope Pius XI Episode Summary: This was a long conversation, but we hope you get a lot out of good information from it! Thomas More was (probably) born February 7, 1478 in London, England. His childhood was a unstable time for England: the final years of a civil war between rival branches of the ruling Plantagenet family called the Wars of the Roses. Thomas More would become an important official under the new Tudor dynasty, especially under Henry VII's son Henry VIII. More studied grammar, logic and rhetoric from a young age and was eventually sent to Oxford and the Inns of Court to study law. He also spent some years as part of the household of Cardinal Morton, which may have helped shape him spiritually. More's family came from a middle class background: his grandfathers were a baker and brewer. His father John More was sent to study law and eventually became a judge. However, the family seems to have been targeted by Henry VII after a young Thomas More opposed a tax in parliament that the king wanted. (+ Correction to the episode: the tax was related to posthumous knighting of Arthur and a dowry for Princess Margaret's marriage to the king of Scotland). After Henry VII's death, More found favor with his son Henry VIII and eventually More rose to the high position of Lord Chancellor, technically the highest judicial post, but which also included other duties at the king's discretion. Both before and after becoming Lord Chancellor, More was responsible for suppressing what were then considered heresies (Protestantism), a fact which has made him controversial for modern scholars. The Reformation is traditionally reckoned to have begun with Martin Luther posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517. The reformation spread to the rest of Europe and started to take on new forms. In England it was viewed as a dangerous sequel to the Lollard movement. Henry VIII's government, fearing sedition and social chaos, violently suppressed the Protestants. More was the highest lay official in this government and vehemently opposed to the Protestants' attack on tradition. Six people were executed for heresy during his time in office and many protestant books were seized and burned. During this period More wrote books against the ideas of Luther and Tyndale, who had ironically been influenced by the ideas of More's friend Erasmus. (+ Another correction to the episode: the Bible text that Zwingli and other reformers liked, which Jake butchers is," The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing." - John 6:63). Nonetheless, More was moderate in his response to his son-in-law William Roper's temporary conversion to Protestantism and he may have sensed that the Reformation would eventually gain the upper hand. He privately confided to Roper, "'And yet, son Roper, I pray God,' said he, 'that some of us, as high as we seem to sit upon the mountains, treading heretics under our feet like ants, live not the day that we gladly would wish to be at league and composition with them, to let them have their churches quietly to themselves, so they would be content to let us have ours quietly to ourselves." (Roper, The Life of Sir Thomas More, Knight, p. 18). Ironically, More became a victim of the same government he had served. More took over office as Lord Chancellor, following the fall of Cardinal Wolsey from royal favor, in a turbulent time. While central Europe was dividing along sectarian lines, Italy was fought over by France and the Holy Roman Empire. England shifted first from an alliance with the Holy Roman Empire (championed by Wolsey) to an alliance with France when it became clear that Emperor Charles V would not support Henry VIII's claim to be king of France. However, despite Wolsey's efforts, Pope Clement VII would not approve Henry VIII divorce from Queen Catherine, Charles V's aunt. Clement VII was apparently fearful after Charles V's troops sacked Rome in 1527, but he also may have realized that the annulment could have tarnished his spiritual and moral authority, which was already in jeopardy due to the Reformation (Richard Marius, Thomas More, p. 214-15). In his position of power, More's beliefs eventually became impossible to reconcile with King Henry VIII's objectives of divorcing Catherine and declaring himself supreme head of the Church of England. More was allowed to resign, but refused to publicly support the marriage or the new laws enacting the English Reformation. Anne Boleyn and the royal secretary Thomas Cromwell, both favoring reformation, increasingly targeted More. After refusing an oath to support the marriage to Anne Boleyn and succession, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. After over a year of confinement, during which he continued to refuse to take the oath or to say directly why he would not, he was finally put on trial for treason. When he was executed on July 6, 1535, More told onlookers "to pray for him, and to bear witness with him that he should now suffer death in and for the faith of the Holy Catholic Church." (Roper, p. 50) Four hundred years later, in 1935, Pope Pius XI declared Thomas More a saint along with his fellow martyr St. John Fisher. Even if Thomas More had not risen to high office or been martyred for his faith, he would still be famous today as a renaissance humanist and writer. He left behind political works such as Utopia as well as religious and philosophical writings, such as the Dialogue Concerning Heresies and the Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation. He was friends with the famous humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam, who remembered More after his execution as follows: " [...] Thomas More, who was the chief magistrate of his country, whose heart was whiter than snow, a genius such as England never had before, nor ever will have again, a country by no means lacking genius" (Erasmus’ Dedicatory Preface to Ecclesiastes, August 1535, online at The Center for Thomas More Studies). Primary Sources: * Utopia by Thomas More, ed. by Edward Surtz, S.J . (Yale Univ. Press, 1964). * Final Letters by Thomas More, ed. by Alvaro de Silva (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2000) * The Life of Sir Thomas More, Knight by William Roper - Citations above are to the edition published in Lives of Saint Thomas More, ed. by E.E. Nichols (J.M.Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1963). This is a short memoir of More by his son-in-law William Roper. * The Center for Thomas More Studies: https://thomasmorestudies.org/index.html Secondary Sources: * Thomas More: A Biography by Richard Marius (Alfred A. Knopf, 1984). * The King's Good Servant but God's First: The Life and Writings of St. Thomas More by James Monti (Ignatius Press, 1997). * The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More, ed. by George Logan (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011) - Especially recommended is the essay, "Thomas More and the heretics: statesman or fanatic?" by Richard Rex . * Reformation Divided: Catholics, Protestants, and the Conversion of England by Eamon Duffy (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017). * The Reformation: A History by Diarmaid McCulloch (Penguin, 2004). Movies: * A Man of All Seasons (1967) - Highly recommended award-winning movie based on the play by Robert Bolt. (source for the quote, "This isn't Spain, this is England!" featured in the episode). Image Credit: "Thomas More and His Family" (1592) - Rowland Lockey [Public domain]

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Parker J. Palmer is a world-renowned writer, speaker, educator, and activist whose work explores issues and concerns related to spirituality, education, community, leadership, and social change. He is the author of many books, including Let Your Life Speak,A Hidden Wholeness,The Promise of Paradox, and The Active Life. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. "The impact of silence is not only solace, but disturbance. Silence forces you to look at your life in some very challenging ways. I think in our culture that's once of the reasons silence is not popular. It's one of the reasons we fill the air with noise, and we fill our minds with noise, because we avoid having to take that deep dive into ourselves." — Parker J. Palmer Parker joined us in July for a splendid conversation including insight into his latest book,On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old — and so much more. He proved to be so generous with his time that our conversation extended well over an hour — and so we are pleased to present our first "two-part" Encountering Silence interview! Episode 33 begins the conversation, and the conclusion of the interview is found in Episode 34. "First the silence broke me down, and then it gave me a context, once I understood what was happening, a context in which to rebuild a faith that was rooted in experience. That's an incredible gift." — Parker J. Palmer He shares early memories of silence — from solitary hours in childhood spent reading and building model airplanes — and then muses on how silence accompanied his adult life as a social activist, community organizer, and Quaker educator. After a serendipitous encounter with the writings of Thomas Merton, Palmer discovered that silence was essential not only to his spiritual practice, but to discovering both the riches — and to the shadow — of his own soul. "I began to recognize that the burnout that I was beginning to feel was about six months away as a terminal burnout, if I didn't start practicing some things that would help me avoid it, and silence was one of those things." — Parker J. Palmer Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Parker J. Palmer, On the Brink of Everything Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach Parker J. Palmer, Healing the Heart of Democracy Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak Parker J. Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness Parker J. Palmer, The Promise of Paradox Parker J. Palmer, The Active Life Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain Martin Luther, The Ninety-Five Theses and Other Writings Sydney Carter, The Present Tense: Songs of Sydney Carter John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas Barbara Holmes, Joy Unspeakable Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet "Truth isn't in the conclusions, because the conclusions keep changing — in every field I know anything about. It's in the conversation. If you want to live in the truth, you have to know how to live in the conversation." — Parker J. Palmer Episode 33: On the Brink of Silence: A Conversation with Parker J. Palmer (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Kevin Johnson, Carl McColman Guest: Parker J. Palmer Date Recorded: July 13, 2018

Parker J. Palmer is a world-renowned writer, speaker, educator, and activist whose work explores issues and concerns related to spirituality, education, community, leadership, and social change. He is the author of many books, including Let Your Life Speak,A Hidden Wholeness,The Promise of Paradox, and The Active Life. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. "The impact of silence is not only solace, but disturbance. Silence forces you to look at your life in some very challenging ways. I think in our culture that's once of the reasons silence is not popular. It's one of the reasons we fill the air with noise, and we fill our minds with noise, because we avoid having to take that deep dive into ourselves." — Parker J. Palmer Parker joined us in July for a splendid conversation including insight into his latest book,On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old — and so much more. He proved to be so generous with his time that our conversation extended well over an hour — and so we are pleased to present our first "two-part" Encountering Silence interview! Episode 33 begins the conversation, and the conclusion of the interview is found in Episode 34. "First the silence broke me down, and then it gave me a context, once I understood what was happening, a context in which to rebuild a faith that was rooted in experience. That's an incredible gift." — Parker J. Palmer He shares early memories of silence — from solitary hours in childhood spent reading and building model airplanes — and then muses on how silence accompanied his adult life as a social activist, community organizer, and Quaker educator. After a serendipitous encounter with the writings of Thomas Merton, Palmer discovered that silence was essential not only to his spiritual practice, but to discovering both the riches — and to the shadow — of his own soul. "I began to recognize that the burnout that I was beginning to feel was about six months away as a terminal burnout, if I didn't start practicing some things that would help me avoid it, and silence was one of those things." — Parker J. Palmer Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Parker J. Palmer, On the Brink of Everything Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach Parker J. Palmer, Healing the Heart of Democracy Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak Parker J. Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness Parker J. Palmer, The Promise of Paradox Parker J. Palmer, The Active Life Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain Martin Luther, The Ninety-Five Theses and Other Writings Sydney Carter, The Present Tense: Songs of Sydney Carter John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas Barbara Holmes, Joy Unspeakable Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet "Truth isn't in the conclusions, because the conclusions keep changing — in every field I know anything about. It's in the conversation. If you want to live in the truth, you have to know how to live in the conversation." — Parker J. Palmer Episode 33: On the Brink of Silence: A Conversation with Parker J. Palmer (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Kevin Johnson, Carl McColman Guest: Parker J. Palmer Date Recorded: July 13, 2018

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg to protest the sale of indulgences. These were pieces of paper the establishment church sold at great cost, telling people it would save their souls. The church made a fortune doing it. Likewise, universities today are selling a piece of paper at great cost and telling people that buying it is the only way they can save their souls. Universities call it a diploma, and they’re making a fortune doing it. Call them heretical if you like, but the 1517 Fund is dedicated to dispelling that paper illusion. Extraordinary careers are possible outside tracked institutions! Danielle Strachman (General Partner, 1517 Fund) - In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She is the visionary behind the Thiel Summit series that has been attended by some 2000 young entrepreneurs. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 350 students, with a focus on student- led project based learning and other alternative programs. Michael Gibson (General Partner, 1517 Fund) - Michael was vice president for grants at the Thiel Foundation and a principal at Thiel Capital. For nearly five years working for Peter Thiel, he has contributed research to Peter’s global macro hedge fund, assisted in teaching a course at Stanford Law School on sovereignty and technological change, and helped run the Thiel Fellowship. He serves on the board of the Seasteading Institute. Before his academic apostasy, he was working towards a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has written on innovation and technology for MIT’s Technology Review, the Atlantic, and Forbes. I had an absolute blast chatting with Danielle and Michael. These two are doing some amazing things for the future of education and work. They've made 45 investments into companies started by young founders and already those companies are seeing some amazing results. This is definitely worth a listen!  Child labor is is good What do you believe is true that the rest of the world thinks is false? Learning by doing Credentialing and building a signal without a college degree Blockchain in education? Just in time learning Companies 1517 has funded Advice for smart, driven college students Resources 1517 Fund Thiel Fellowship  THANK YOU! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Additionally, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show and I read each and every one of them. Join the Successful Dropout Nation! Subscribe to the Successful Dropout Podcast. Join our private Facebook Group! Follow @successfuldropout on Instagram!

Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses was a piece of writing in a specific genre, in which priests could challenge the doctrine or theology of the Roman Catholic Church by asking for a disputation. Yet the tone and content of Luther's disputation marked his out as something more than an invitation for debate. His main subject was indulgences, the practice of offering a good deed for the limiting of a soul's time in purgatory. Luther specifically attacked the practice of raising money by asking for money for the Church and calling it an indulgence. More shockingly, Luther did not just dispute theology, but attacked the specific priests offering indulgences and the Pope who had ramped them up. That Pope Leo X, was Luther's opposite, as he was a son of Lorenzo de Medici whose main attributes as a Pope were his distinct worldliness. Luther was an Augustinian Friar who was obsessed with his own salvation. When he attacked the Pope, Luther believed he was acting according to the will of God and the scripture of Jesus Christ. Armed with that idea, Luther's Ninety Five Theses would lead to a split from the papacy and kick off the Protestant Reformation.

Happy 500th anniversary of the Reformation! This morning we are talking about the relevance of the Reformation for today and sharing a few random thoughts on Halloween. Whether you participate in Halloween, use it as an evangelistic tool, or go to a church Reformation celebration is not what we're debating. We believe this is an area of Christian liberty. You are free to choose how to best participate in your community. Ever wonder why Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the church? The church doors served as a community bulletin board! We've been talking to our kids and our church members about some Reformation history as the 500th anniversary approaches. One of the most fun resources we found was this song summarizing Reformation history. Shawn's kids have been walking around for a few weeks singing about papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation! Though the Reformation Polka is slightly silly, the kids have picked up more historical facts from the song than most adults know. Finally, we conclude with some thoughts about why it's important to celebrate and study the Reformation. Many American congregations are dying out, people are no longer studying their Bibles, and many are reverting back to pre-Reformation religion. Meanwhile, in countries facing greater persecution, the church is growing as the believers hold fast to scripture.  

This October 31st marks half a millennium since the young priest, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses that ushered in the Protestant Reformation.

With a clanging hammer, Saints Gone Before is pleased to present The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther. We’re reading the full text today, including the introductory letter, the theses themselves, and a closing protestation by Luther. The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray, 1883. Historians largely believe he nailed the theses to the door of the church in Wittenburg on October 31st, 1517, unknowingly initiating Reformation Day 500 years ago this month. Others argue it happened in the first two weeks of November. Whenever that event happened, the world is better for this document. Come back next week when we continue our reading of Martin Luther's "On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church" with part 16, where we pick up Luther's thoughts on the sacrament of Orders. Requests for readings: churchhistorypodcast@gmail.com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman

This October 31st marks half a millennium since the young priest, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses that ushered in the Protestant Reformation.

The Ninety-Five Theses were a call to debate. Recorded on location in Wittenberg, Dr. Stephen Nichols discusses Martin Luther's first thesis.

Various Scriptures

There’s more to Martin Luther’s legacy than the act of posting the Ninety-Five Theses. Recorded on location in Germany, Dr. Stephen Nichols examines five points of Luther’s legacy.

We know about the Ninety-Five Theses, but what about the Twenty-Eight Theses? Recorded on location in Germany, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to this less familiar text of the Reformation.

Next year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting his Ninety-Five Theses. In this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols considers the 500th anniversary of 1516.

On this All Saints Sunday, as we continue our Reformation quincentennial commemoration, we recall that the 16th century reformer Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the All Saints Church in Wittenberg on the eve of All Saints Day in 1517. Guest preacher Joy Schroeder will talk about the life of Martin Luther and his message of justification by grace through faith. Luther's Small Catechism

William Crawley talks to Archbishop Vincent Nichols about the Santa Marta anti-trafficking conference which brought together police chiefs, the Home Secretary and the Catholic Church in Rome this week. William visits the Muslim Lifestyle Expo to hear how global brands are waking-up to one of the fastest growing consumer markets in the world. Steve Chalke from Oasis UK joins William to discuss how his organisation has set-up what he refers to as a 'safe house' for child migrants arriving in the UK from the Jungle Camp in Calais. Bob Walker reports on the 'Church for Ragamuffins' in Luton which has been set up to support recovering alcohol and drug addicts. Halloween gets bigger every year as a retail event but does it also move further away from it's ancient pagan and religious roots? Professor Ronald Hutton joins William Crawley. One of the largest compensation claims against the Catholic Church begins tomorrow at the High Court in Leeds. Over two hundred men say they were abused at the St William's approved school in in East Yorkshire. The BBC's Caroline Bilton has been following the story. The Protestant Reformation is often dated to 31st October 1517 when Martin Luther is supposed to have nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg. But would the Reformation have happened without Luther? Dr Linda Briggs and Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss. Producers: Catherine Earlam Helen Lee Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Returning after a long absence from the podcast, Fr. John in this episode introduces a new reflection on the crisis of western Christendom prior to the Reformation by discussing the penitential context of Martin Luther's famous Ninety-Five Theses.

This week, the Powers Brothers talk about Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses. We discuss the importance of being a good leader, the proper time to cause "division" in a church, and some of the problems with the Roman Catholic church in the 1500's. We also reference the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. If you want to learn more about Martin Luther, check out the Wikipedia article here and then look at the citations to find some academic sources to do some extra reading. Yes, that's write, we're implying that you should do some homework. LINKS:TwitterYouTubeTwitchPatreonCaleb's WebsiteDiscord

Frances And Friends - Sonlife Broadcasting Network - 11/06/14. Please visit www.francesandfriends.com for more information. Episode Length: 01:40:57

Frances And Friends - Sonlife Broadcasting Network - 11/06/14. Please visit www.francesandfriends.com for more information. Episode Length: 01:40:57

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Peirce (Peirce Society) Pragmatic Philosophy (on Wikipedia)  Immanuel Kant (on Wikipedia)  Kant's “Critique of Pure Reason” (on Wikipedia) (Book) “The Impact of Science on Society” by Bertrand Russell (1952): (Fichte quote & page) (Book) “Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine” by Norbert Wiener (1948): (Book) “The Human Use of Human Beings” by Norbert Wiener http://books.google.com/books/about/The_human_use_of_human_beings.html?id=l9l6zquHvZIC Norbert Wiener (on Wikipedia) Hour 3 Roundtable Discussion of minutes 1-15: Tax Exempt Foundations Walsh Committee (Wikipedia) Carroll Reece (Wikipedia) Reece Committee Norman Dodd (On Tax Exempt Foundations) Federal Reserve Income Tax General Education Board (Wikipedia) Rockefeller Foundation Ford Foundation Carnegie Endowment Charles Sanders Pierce (Wikipedia) Immanuel Kant Edgar Rice Burroughs / John Carter and the Princess of Mars Thomas Paine (Wikipedia) Printing Press DIY / Do It Yourself (Wikipedia) Human Resources: Social Engineering in the 20th Century by Scott Noble PsyWar by Scott Noble Leo Tolstoy (Printing press ignorance) “Literacy is a form of slavery, until a method of critical thinking is exercised by the reader.” – R.G. Utilitarianism (Wikipedia) Jeremy Bentham (Wikipedia) Panopticon (Wikipedia) Adam Weishaupt (Wikipedia) William James “truth as collective name” quote Dewey “knowledge is belief authorized by enquiry” Metaphysical Club Philosophic Corruption of Physics by David Harriman 1, 2 (Gnostic Media Interviews) Nihilism Existentialism National Socialism (Wikipedia) Classical Trivium (Wikipedia) Metaphysics Epistemology (Wikipedia) Ethics Aesthetics (Wikipedia) Allusions Abstraction Metaphor Rhetoric & The Active Literacies Albion Seed by David Hackett Fischer (Chapter 1 Social Statuses) Bete Noire (a person or thing strongly detested) Bavarian Illuminati American Historical Association (on Wikipedia) Andrew Dickson White (Wikipedia) Timothy Dwight (Wikipedia) Daniel Coit Gilman (Wikipedia) Skull and Bones Trust William Huntington Russell (Wikipedia) Johns Hopkins University The Yale Troika Skull and Bones (Wikipedia) America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to The Order of Skull and Bones by Antony C. Sutton How the Order controls Education (Chapter 8) The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Iserbyt Pestalozzi (Wikipedia) Lavater Fichte (Book) A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1917) “The Philosophic Corruption of Physics & The Logical Leap” (Gnostic Media podcast #111 & 112/ David Harriman interviews) (Book) “Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati” by Terry Melanson (2009)  (Book) “The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America” by Louis Menand (2001)        Norman Dodd/Katherine Casey/Hidden Agenda Interview (transcript) American Historical Association History & Archives Guggenheim Foundation (on Wikipedia) Walsh (Commission on Industrial Relations) 1915 (on Wikipedia) Charles Sanders Peirce: “Pragmatism As a Principle and Method of Right Thinking: The 1903 Harvard Lectures on Pragmatism”  Bertrand Russell Hour 3, minutes 15 -30 (approx.) Academic Genealogy Chart  (Book) “The New Atlantis” by Sir Francis Bacon (1624): Sir Francis Bacon (on Wikipedia)  “Principles of Psychology” by William James (1890): “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper (1826): James Fenimore Cooper (Wikipedia) “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine (1776): http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/ Bill Clinton (mentor, Quigley, speech reference): 1992 Democratic National Convention: Unitarian /Harvard (on Wikipedia)  Herbert Spencer + Eugenics: “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand (1957) (pages 1000 -1070, John Galt's Speech): Fabian Society (on Wikipedia)  London School of Economics (on Wikipedia)  Society for Psychical Research (on Wikipedia)  Arthur Balfour (on Wikipedia)  Beatrice Webb (on Wikipedia)  William T. Stead (on Wikipedia)  “The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes” (1902) with elucidatory notes by William T. Stead “The Avengers” (1960's British television series, featuring a character “John Steed”) Martin Luther (on Wikipedia)  Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther (1517) (on Wikipedia)  Senator Oscar Callaway (on Wikipedia) Congressional Record (February 9, 1917) U.S. Senate Speech (1942) Truman + Standard Oil Treason of Rockefellers (Book) “Wall Street and The Rise of Hitler” by Antony C. Sutton (1976) (Krupp reference) Hour 3 Roundtable Discussion of minutes 15-30: History of the U.S. Census (Wikipedia) Self-Reliance (Wikipedia) Concept of Property John Locke (Wikipedia) Concept of Informed Consent Death and Taxes Von Clausewitz (Wikipedia) Absolute War (Wikipedia) Hegelian Dialectic (Wikipedia) Stimulus Response (Wikipedia) The High Cabal with Col. L. Fletcher Prouty Peace Revolution episode 038: The High Cabal British East India Company (Wikipedia) British East India Company Flag Elihu Yale (Wikipedia) Cotton Mather (Wikipedia) Yale University Root Hog, or Die! (Wikipedia) Herbert Spencer (Wikipedia) W.G. Sumner (Wikipedia) Social Darwinism Society for Psychical Research (Wikipedia) Edward Pease (Wikipedia) Fabian Society (Wikipedia) Thomas Davidson (Wikipedia) Frank Podmore (Wikipedia Sophism (Wikipedia) Solipsism (Wikipedia) Intellectual Self-Defense Carroll Quigley The Anglo American Establishment (.pdf) New England and the Bavarian Illuminati (.pdf) Boston Brahmins (Wikpedia) University of Chicago Obama Transcript via Associated Press Fabian Socialism (Wikipedia) Fabius Maximus (Wikipedia) War of Attrition (Wikipedia) Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Logo of Fabian Socialism) Rhodes Round Table Group (Wikipedia) Rhodes Scholars (Wikipedia) William T. Stead (Wikipedia) The Republic by Plato Kybernetes B.F. Trentowski (Wikipedia) Cybernetics (Stanford) Norbert Weiner (Wikipedia) Bertrand Russell (Wikipedia) Corporate Personhood (Wikipedia) Prophylactic (Dictionary) Harry Truman Rockefeller Quote WWII (Time Magazine) "Standard Oil of New Jersey was putting forth every effort of which it was capable to protect the control of the German government..." – Harry Truman (see also: Pittsburg Press Article; March 27th, 1942) The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA by Burton Hersh (Amazon) Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution by Antony C. Sutton (.pdf) Wall Street and the rise of Hitler by Antony C. Sutton (.pdf) Wall Street and FDR by Antony C. Sutton (.pdf) Senator Oscar Callaway's 1917 quote” "In March, 1915, the J.P. Morgan interests, the steel, shipbuilding, and powder interest, and their subsidiary organizations, got together 12 men high up in the newspaper world and employed them to select the most influential newspapers in the United States and sufficient number of them to control generally the policy of the daily press. … They found it was only necessary to purchase the control of 25 of the greatest papers. An agreement was reached; the policy of the papers was bought, to be paid for by the month; an editor was furnished for each paper to properly supervise and edit information regarding the questions of preparedness, militarism, financial policies, and other things of national and international nature considered vital to the interests of the purchasers." Henry P. Davison / Time Life (Wikipedia) Henry Luce (Wikipedia) C.D. Jackson (Wikipedia) Zapruder Film (Wikipedia) George DeMohrenschild (Wikipedia) R. Gordon Wasson (Wikipedia) MK ULTRA (Wikipedia) Buchenwald Sykewar (Amazon) Life Magazine “The Discovery of Mushrooms That Cause Strange Visions” by R. Gordon Wasson; May 13, 1957 J.P. Morgan and the Hull Carbine Affair Bilderberg Group (Wikipedia) Hedley Bull (Wikipedia) Herbert Butterfield (Wikipedia) British Committee for the Theory of International Politics (Wikipedia) Liberal Realism (Wikipedia) Rothschild Banking Empire (Wikipedia) Economist (Wikipedia) Roll Call (Wikipedia) Congressional Quarterly (Wikipedia) Reuters (Wikipedia) Psychological Warfare (Wikipedia) William Paley (Wikipedia)   War of the Worlds (Wikipedia) H.G. Wells (Wikipedia) The New World Order by H.G. Wells The New Machivellis by H.G. Wells (Project Gutenberg) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (Wikipedia) Office of Special Services (O.S.S.) “Globalizing Ideal Beauty: How Female Copywriters of the J. Walter Thompson Advertising     Agency Redefined Beauty for the twentieth Century Rhodes Scholars (Page 137) Oxbridge = Oxford + Cambridge (Wikipedia) James Walter Thompson Company (Wikipedia) John B. Watson (Wikipedia) De Beers Diamond Cartel (Wikipedia) Cecil Rhodes (Wikipedia) Oppenheimer (“The Diamond Empire – Oppenheimer Family's Cartel, Artificial Scarcity”) All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Adam Curtis / BBC (Archive.org) “White, King, Red Rubber, Black Death” (YouTube) Basil Nicholson (Globalizing Ideal Beauty) (Co-Founder of the London Daily Mirror) “Cultural New Deal Urge to Bring Order” /article published in The Science News-Letter  Vol. 37,   No. 1 (Jan. 6, 1940), pp. 6-7 by Lawrence K. Frank Macy Conferences (Wikipedia) Film: “The Net: The Unabomber, LSD and the Internet” by Lutz Dammbeck Lawrence K Frank / Josiah Macy Junior Foundation   Human Use of Human Beings by Norbert Wiener (Amazon) William T. Stead (Wikipedia) The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes edited by William T. Stead (archive.org) Council on Foreign Relations (Wikipedia) Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley (1966) (Book) The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quigley (Book) The Anglo American Establishment by Carroll Quigley The Balfour Declaration (Wikipedia) Lord Rothschild (Wikipedia) Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan (Amazon) Alfred Milner (Wikipedia) The Rise and Fall of Diamonds by Edward J. Epstein (Amazon) Peace Revolution episode … Diamonds: The Jewel of Denial (Peacerevolution.org Carl Von Clausewitz “Absolute War” (on Wikipedia)  “On War” by Carl Von Clausewitz (1832)  (Scribd) Hegelian Dialectic (on Wikipedia)  “Root Hog, or die” (on Wikipedia)   Peace Revolution episode #38 The High Cabal / Lessons in Foreign and Domestic Policy (Fletcher Prouty, Elijah Yale, British East India Company)  Beatrice Webb (on Wikipedia)  Edward R. Pease (on Wikipedia)  Fabian Society (on Wikipedia)  Obama / University of Chicago University of Chicago / Rockefeller Foundation   “How Corporate Law Inhibits Social Responsibility” by Robert Hinkley (February 2002 article)       Congressional Record (February 9, 1917): TIME magazine (on Wikipedia)  LIFE magazine (on Wikipedia)   Zapruder Film (on Wikipedia) Bruce Campbell Adamson (JFK assassination research & books)   R. Gordon Wasson (on Wikipedia)   (Book) “Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality” by R. Gordon Wasson  “When The Elite Loved LSD” by John Cloud (Time magazine article; April 23, 2007 article)  “Great Adventures in the Discovery of Mushrooms that Cause Strange Visions” by R. Gordon Wasson  (LIFE magazine article; May 13, 1957) William Paley CBS (New York Times Obituary October 27, 1990)  “The CIA and the Media” by Carl Bernstein (Rolling Stone article; October 20, 1977)  (Book) “The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America” by Hugh Wilford (2008; reference chapter 10 -“Things Fall Apart: Journalists”)  (Book) “Psychological Warfare” by Paul M. A. Linebarger (1948)  (Book) “The Hall Carbine Affair: A Study in Contemporary Folklore” by R. Gordon Wasson (1948)     Charles Douglas Jackson / Bilderberg to America reference     Hedley Bull (on Wikipedia)  Herbert Butterfield (on Wikipedia) Liberal Realism (on Wikipedia)  London School of Economics (on Wikipedia) Council on Foreign Relations History (CFR) Sir Evelyn de Rothschild / The Economist (“Evelyn's dauphin” February 13, 2003 article)  The Economist / Congressional Quarterly / Roll Call magazines Orson Wells (on Wikipedia) (Book) “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells (1898) The War of The Worlds (on Wikipedia)  (Book) “The New World Order” by H.G. Wells (1940) H.G. Wells (on Wikipedia) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (on Wikipedia) (Book) “Globalizing Ideal Beauty” by Denise H. Sutton (2009) James Walter Thompson (on Wikipedia) J. Walter Thompson Company (on Wikipedia) John B Watson / Behaviorism (on Wikipedia)  (Book) “The Rise & Fall of Diamonds: The Shattering of a Brilliant Illusion” by Edward Jay Epstein (1982) (Cecil Rhodes/ Rothschild Bank reference chapter 7; Oppenheimer reference chapter 12; DeBeers / J. Walter Thompson reference chapter 13) “The Diamond Empire” Transcript (PBS Frontline; February 1, 1994) Josiah Macy Junior Foundation (on Wikipedia) Macy Conferences (on Wikipedia)  William T. Stead (on Wikipedia) (Book) “The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes” with elucidatory notes by W.T. Stead (1902)  (Book) “Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time” by Carroll Quigley (1966)  http://www.carrollquigley.net/books.htm  Carroll Quigley (www.carrollquigley.net) (Book) “The Evolution of Civilizations: An Introduction to Historical Analysis”  by Carroll Quigley   (1979)  (Book) “The Anglo-American Establishment” by Carroll Quigley (1981): Margaret MacMillan (on Wikipedia) (Book) “Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed The World” by Margaret MacMillan (reprint 2003) Hour 3, minutes 30 -45 (approx.): (Book) Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley (1966) http://www.carrollquigley.net/books.htm Carroll Quigley (on Wikipedia)  Council on Foreign Relations (on Wikipedia) “The Anglo-American Establishment” by Carroll Quigley (1981): Hour 3 Roundtable Discussion of minutes 30-45: Interview with Carroll Quigley (1976) (YouTube) Peace Revolution episode 018: A History of the World in Our Time / Origins of Tragedy and Hope False Flag Attacks (Wikipedia) Emad Salem (Wikipedia) World Trade Center 1993 Bombing by FBI (CBS) The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin (Archive.org) On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (Wikipedia) William Jefferson Clinton (Wikipedia) Georgetown Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service Jesuits (Wikipedia) Dr. Frank Adeyloette (Wikipedia) The History of the Rhodes Trust by Sir Anthony Kenny (Amazon) Sir Anthony Kenny (Wikipedia) “This radical Right fairy tale, which is now an accepted folk myth in many groups in America, pictured the recent history of the United States, in regard to domestic reform and in foreign affairs, as a well-organized plot by extreme Left-wing elements.... This myth, like all fables, does in fact have a modicum of truth. There does exist, and has existed for a generation, an international Anglophile network which operates, to some extent, in the way the Radical right believes the Communists act. In fact, this network, which we may identify as the Round Table Groups, has no aversion to cooperating with the Communists, or any other group, and frequently does so. I know of the operation of this network because I have studied it for twenty years and was permitted for two years, in the early 1960's, to examine its papers and secret records. I have no aversion to it or to most of its aims and have, for much of my life, been close to it and to many of its instruments. I have objected, both in the past and recently, to a few of its policies... but in general my chief difference of opinion is that it wishes to remain unknown, and I believe its role in history is significant enough to be known.” (“Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time” by Prof. Carroll Quigley, Page 949-950) John von Neumann (Wikipedia) Martin Luther (Wikipedia) The Early American Reception of German Idealism by James Good (Amazon) Wilhelm Wundt (Wikipedia) Thorsten Veblen (Wikipedia) Conspicuous Consumption (on Wikipedia) Vilfredo Pareto (Wikipedia) Gaetano Mosca (Wikipedia) Sociology of the Elites by Michael Hartmann (Google Books) Elite Theory (on Wikipdia) Peace Revolution episode #22 “The Best Enemies Money Can Buy / The Arch which connects 2 Pillars” Peace Revolution episode #37 “Justified Sinners / The History of Eugenics in America”    “The American aborigines, Negroes and Europeans are as different from each other in mind as any three races that can be named; yet I was incessantly struck, whilst living with the Fuegians on board the ‘Beagle', with the many little traits of character, shewing how similar their minds were to ours; and so it was with a full-blooded negro with whom I happened once to be intimate” (on SCRIBD) Panopticon (on Wikipedia) Bill Clinton speaks of Carroll Quigley at 1992 DNC (on YouTube) Edmund Walsh (on Wikipedia)  Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (on Wikipedia) Hour 3, minutes 45 –end: “The Descent of Man” by Charles Darwin (1871): Francis Galton (on Wikipedia) Adam Smith (on Wikipedia) CATO Institute (on Wikipedia) Marshall Fritz (on Wikipedia) Benjamin Franklin (on Wikipedia)  “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”(1793) Thomas Edison (on Wikipedia) “Young Thomas Edison” (biographical film 1940): Niccolò Machiavelli (on Wikipedia)  (Book) “The Prince” by Machiavelli (on Wikipedia) Thomas Hobbes /Leviathan (on Wikipedia) Crisis of Democracy: Report of the Governability of Democracies to the Trilateral Commission (Michael J. Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, Joni Watanuki / published 1975) Hour 3 Roundtable Discussion of minutes 45-End Proofs of a Conspiracy by John Robison (1798) The Prince by Niccollo Machiavelli  Martin Luther trained in the Trivium  Venetian Black Nobility by Webster Tarpley (1993)  Rosicrucians (Wikipedia)  Artificial Scarcity (Wikipedia)  Walter Lippmann (Wikipedia  Edward Bernays (Wikipedia)  Maritime Admiralty Law (Wikipedia)  Ben Franklin's House: The Naked Truth” by Maev Kennedy (The Guardian article; August 11,         2003) Trilaterals Over Washington by Patrick Wood and Antony C. Sutton  George Washington's Letters (Library of Congress) October 24, 1798 Sovereign (Wikipedia)  Swa Raj (Wikipedia)  Autonomy (Wikipedia)  Integrity (Wikipedia)  Consent (Wikipedia)  Medici Banking Empire (Wikipedia)  Empires: The Medicis / Godfathers of the Renaissance (PBS)  Borgia Family (Wikipedia)  Pope Leo X / The Medici Pope (Wikipedia)  The Art of War by Nicolo Machiavelli  The Borgias (Showtime Miniseries) (Showtime)  Old Nick (Wikipedia)  Modus Operandi (Wikipedia)  Machiavelli (on Wikipedia)  “Against Oligarchy: Venice” (Essays and Speeches, 1970-1996) by Webster Tarpley Trilateral Commission Crisis of Democracy: Report of the Governability of Democracies to the Trilateral Commission  (Michael J. Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, Joni Watanuki / published 1975) (Book) “Trilaterals Over Washington” by Antony C. Sutton, Patrick M. Wood (1978) (“Crisis of Democracy”, see pages 20- 24; 95- 98) Thomas Jefferson Letter / Illuminati / Adam Weishaupt reference              Zbigniew Brzezinski (on Wikipedia) End of Hour 3Stay tuned for Peace Revolution Episode 044: The Ultimate History Lesson with John Taylor Gatto / Hour 4 + CommentaryTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! If you would like to donate so that we can continue producing independent media without commercial advertising, simply click the button below for a one-time donation: Alternatively, You can become a Member and Support our ability to create media for the public (while You make new friends and enjoy educating yourself along the way) by subscribing to the Tragedy and Hope Community: Monthly @ $14.95 / month Yearly @ $120.00 / year *Subscription details on Subscribe page in the Top Menu.

October 31 provides more to celebrate than just Halloween. It also marks the anniversary of the day in 1517 when an obscure German priest and professor of theology named Martin Luther wrote a list of critical points about the doctrine of the Church and nailed it to the door (bulletin board) at the Castle Church of Wittenberg University. Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were written in Latin and meant for scholarly discussion, but friends soon translated his arguments into German and other modern languages, and with the aid of the newly invented printing press, the work quickly circulated throughout Europe. Almost overnight, the monkish scholar had become unwilling leader of a massive uprising to reform the Church. The Protestant Reformation shook the Christian world, and it is probably fair to say that other reform movements, like Unity, would not be here without that innocent act of scholarly inquiry by Doctor Luther. In our time, retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong has called for a “New Reformation” in Christian thought. Is he right? What needs to be reformed, and what will a new Christianity updated for the 21st century look like? Join Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his panel as they wrestle with questions about a New Reformation on Let's talk About It.

Introduction On October 31, 1517, history was changed forever when Martin Luther took the Ninety-Five Theses and nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle. He saw a problem in the way the medieval Catholic church was addressing salvation. He was incensed by the preaching of a friar named Tetzel who was preaching indulgences and misleading people, concerning what it is that saves our souls from sins. He was moved by it, by zeal for the glory of God and by concern for souls. And so, being an academic, he wanted to debate about it. So he wrote out these Ninety-Five Theses and nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle and thus began the Reformation. Very important beginning, but I'm interested in how the Ninety-Five Theses themselves begin. The first thesis said this: “Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when he said ‘repent,’ he willed that the whole life of believers should be one of repentance.” What kind of revivals would come in this church or even in evangelical churches across America if we read and understood the import of those words? That you, as a child of God, should spend your whole life in repentance. Now, the beginning of the Reformation was important, but even more important was the beginning of Jesus' preaching ministry. Jesus began his preaching ministry with the exact same conviction. Matthew 4:17, “From that time on, Jesus began to preach ‘Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” He called on the people of God to repent from their sins. The very thing that John the Baptist had been doing, same message. My yearning today is that this sermon would be a call from almighty God to you, the people of God, to repent. And me too. To repent earnestly, to turn away from sin, hating it as we have never hated it before. Motivated as never before to be conformed to the image of Christ, in purity and holiness. To fight against the influences of the devil and the world, as they call to our indwelling sin to commit acts of sin, to yield to temptation that we would fight as never before, and grow in holiness. I'm calling on you and on me, the Spirit is calling on us to repent from sin. To be serious about sin, to take it seriously and to mortify it, to put it to death. Now last time I began by looking at a parallel passage, Romans 7. In Romans 7, these ideas that are in just seed form here in Colossians 3 are more fully developed. There Paul said, “I do not understand what I do, for what I want to do I do not do.” What does that mean? He wants to be holy, he wants to have a good quiet time, he wants to share his faith, he wants to say no to wickedness and ungodliness, he wants to be a Christlike, kind loving person in all circumstances, he wants to put a guard over his mouth, and never say anything that would defile his soul or hurt others. He wants all of this, he has great ambitions for holiness, but he says, “What I want to do, I do not do.” Conversely, what I hate, now that's what I do. I don't understand myself. The very thing I hate, I do. Why? Well he says, as it is, “It is no longer I who do it but it is sin living in me that does it.” So we began with this despicable enemy. This vile thing. How do we picture it within us? Sin living in me, in my body. How much do I yearn to have it out? “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” There's my hope. This is a hopeful sermon. We will be filled with righteousness if we're in Christ. But right now is a time of hungering and thirsting for that filling. Of yearning for it, and repentance. Therefore, Paul calls on us in verse five, Colossians 3 to warfare. “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature,” put it to death. “Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry,” put it to death. “Anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language from your lips and lying,” put them to death, all of them, and all the others besides. Now the context here in Colossians 3 is the full flowering of what Christ has done for us. We have been made complete in Christ. We have been given gospel completeness. Jesus came. He who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. He came and entered the world, he took on a human body. So therefore the physical universe is not evil as the Colossian heretics were teaching. It's not evil, or else Jesus would never have taken it on. He took on a human body. In human flesh, there was the fullness of deity. He suffered on a cross and died that we might have full freedom from sin but the Colossian heretics are saying that's not enough, that's not enough. You've got to have human philosophy. Gotta understand things, a kind of secret wisdom coming from man. You've gotta have that secret philosophy. And you've got to have Jewish legalism, coupled with that asceticism, the harsh treatment of the body. All the Jewish rules and regulations, leading to a harsh treatment of the body. And to kind of lift it up into the spiritual realms, you can have the worship of angels, mysticism, this concoction of heresy, is what was afflicting the Colossian church. Paul says these things lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence, they don't work, they don't sanctify us and they sure don't save us from our sins. Instead, the work of Christ does, and he gives us a different vision of life in Colossians 3:1-17, a vision of a happy, healthy, fruitful Christian life. You wanna be happy, you wanna be healthy, you wanna be fruitful as a Christian, then immerse yourself in the practical wisdom of Colossians 3:1-17. It begins with a heavenly mindset, Colossians 3:1-4, “Set your minds on things above, set your hearts on things above, not on earthly things, for you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” And because of that, put sin to death. Because of where you're going. Because of how glorious it's gonna be, because of the fact there'll be no sin there. You'll be stripped of it forever and how delighted will you be at that time, because of that, because Christ is your life, because he's coming back to judge the earth, because of all of these things that put it to death, put sin to death, that's the context. Vigorous Warfare Against Sin (vs. 5-9) Steely-Eyed Killers of Sin And so I said last time that you're to be a steely-eyed killer of sin, show it no pity, hunt it down and assassinate it, show it no mercy. And John Owen, in his classic On the Mortification, or the killing, of Sin, he said, “You need to be killing sin or sin will be killing you,” it's that simple. And I said last time that happiness and fruitfulness is impossible without warfare. You can't go to heaven on a flowery bed of ease, it's impossible. If you're on a flowery bed of ease right now you are deceived, you need to wake up and you need to fight sin. It's impossible to go to heaven that way, it's through much difficulty that we enter heaven. Understanding the Enemy Outside the Walls And this is part of the difficulty. Part of it is persecution through faithfulness and witness, the part of it is this internal battle that we must fight, a part of our salvation. And so I said we have to understand who we're fighting, we have to understand Satan, how clever he is, how relentless, how powerful, how vicious, and we have to understand the world system that he has crafted. A masterpiece of wickedness crafted to entice us and to lure us constantly, lure us toward sin. The pull, like a magnet, like an overpowering magnetic attraction pulled all the way, away from God, away from holiness, away from purity toward defiling things and wickedness, like a magnetic attraction. Understanding the Body … and the Enemy Within the Walls Well, you don't have to be a physicist, you don't have to be an engineer, to know magnets don't attract wood, they attract iron, they attract something and there's something inside us that is attracted to all that. Isn't that disgusting? There's something in me that likes it, that's attracted to it. So I've likened it to having like chunks of iron or iron filings that I kind of eat and take into myself, and then the pull gets stronger and it's harder to resist, and they come out, like one at a time with a tweezer. And so, it's so important that we not immerse ourselves in evil things, the enemy outside calls to the enemy within and the two of them do business at moments of temptation and we sin, and that's the battle. And therefore we have to understand our body, our body created originally in the image of God, nothing wrong with any biological function, sexual, digestive, any of the functions God created, these things are good. God made them that way, there's nothing wrong with that, there's nothing wrong with the human body, per se. But there's something wrong with the body of sin. There's something wrong with the body of death, and that's what these bodies are called: body of sin, body of death. That's what we have and why? Because of history. First of all, Adam's history. He sinned for us and we got from him a position before God and a nature. We were born with a nature of bent towards sin and as soon as we understand the law, we sin. As soon as we understand it, it happens. You parents know what I'm talking about, you've seen it happen. You were there at that moment, you were there twice because it happened to you when you were a child. And we understand sin, and look at verse 7, Colossians 3:7, “In these sins, sexual immorality, lusts, impurity, evil desires, greed. In these things you used to walk in the life you once lived.” That's how you used to live, you have a history with this. You programmed your body how to sin, you programmed your brain. Understanding Salvation So we have to understand this, we have to understand the body, and I said we also have to understand salvation. If you don't understand salvation, you won't know where mortification or putting sin to death fits in, you'll get it wrong, you'll make a mistake. And so there are three main parts to salvation: Justification, sanctification, glorification. Justification, at that moment by simple faith in Christ, by looking to Jesus crucified for you, His blood shed on the cross for you, trusting in that as your only righteousness. The exchange there: he taking your defilement on himself and suffering under the wrath of God, and him giving to you a gift, an immeasurable gift, an infinite gift of perfect righteousness, that is justification. And if you're a Christian today, that's already happened for you and nothing can reverse it. And God sees you today holy and blameless in Christ, perfect in position, nothing can change that. Nothing can move you from your secure position in justification, but that's not the end of the story now, is it? What you are in position, you need to become in practice, you need to start acting like Jesus more and more and more, and he was perfect. And you must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. You must be like Jesus in every area. And the battle is a cooperative effort between the believer and the Holy Spirit. You work together. “If you,” Romans 8:13, “by the Spirit put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.” You have to do it by the Spirit. Cooperation. And in that lies a struggle because some of you aren't cooperating very well. And neither am I from time to time. And this is a call on us to step up and put sin to death. It's our responsibility as justified Christians to be sanctified and to grow. Progressively grow more and more to be like Jesus. Then the third step: glorification. God takes over again. Just as he did in justification, he'll do it again in glorification. And instantaneously, all sin will be removed from you. Completely. And you will end up holy and blameless. Physically, mentally, morally, emotionally, spiritually, your body and your soul, or your heart, will be pure as Christ. And you will dwell in that state forever. That's the whole salvation plan. By the way, we are calling “Come, Oh, Come Emmanuel.” That's what he came to do. And he will not stop until it's done for all of his children. Naming the Battlefields Now, we have to get specific. Last time, we named the battlefield sins of perverted love, lust, sexual immorality. Sins of broken relationships, anger, rage, malice, slander. We talked about those in detail last time. This is what's besetting us. And friends, this is an immensely truncated list. There's far more sins than just these. They're just suggestive of the kind of things we fight. What Is at Stake And what's at stake? Colossians 3:6, “Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming.” The wrath of God. I heard a sermon this past week. Don Whitney preached an incredible sermon, wrote a book on spiritual disciplines, and I heard him preach on hell. Very few of us actually hear sermons, expositions, on hell. And it left me so grateful, so grateful for Jesus that I had been rescued from what I deserved. He focused on one verse, Matthew 25:41, what the judge of all the earth will say to the goats, “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” One verse tells you what you need to know about hell. I'm tempted to just preach that sermon because it was so good. Terrifying Warning But hell is real. Hell is terrifying. It's eternal. It's powerful. And Jesus warned us, more than any person in history, Jesus warned us from hell. No other prophet or apostle spoke as much about hell as Jesus did. But Jesus rescues us from the coming wrath. Praise God. Praise God. 1 Thessalonians 1:10, “Jesus rescues us from the coming wrath.” He is doing it right now through this sermon. He is rescuing you from the coming wrath. And he'll keep on rescuing you until he will finally rescue you on the Day of Judgment from the coming wrath. The rescue is present and the wrath is future. And the rescue is going on right now, and it will continue until the day you die. And then He will finally rescue you, and there'll be no more threat. Forever. That's what's at stake. Practical Guidelines for Killing Sin How do we do it? This is where we get practical. And here I just lean on a brother in Christ who's been dead for centuries. His name is John Owen. And he wrote a book called Mortification of Sin. And you may have noticed, when you came in, these books. God wants you, I think, to have this book and to read it. And so I've made 200 of them available for free. The price is right, okay? They're at the entrance, or I guess, now exits of the sanctuary. Back there, side tables, inside there's 200 of them. There's more than 200 people here. So there's a little psychology going on here. A little competition, alright? But I'll say this. If you want one at the end of this day, and didn't get one, I'll see to it you get one, alright? So I bought 200 of them. They're available. Along with that is a paper I wrote when I was in seminary. Now, I'm not saying this is any great thing, but this is like the CliffsNotes version, okay. To this, it's basically a summary of his arguments. Don't do this instead of this, okay. Do this to help you with this. But you can get all these pages down, and you can skip if you want to all the introductory stuff about Owen, the history and all that, and just go to the summary of what he wrote. And from this, I got what you're about to hear in my sermon. So this is a thin stream of this, and this is a thin extract of this. So I would just urge you to go to this, and be convicted, and to be strengthened. Get it. You're all gonna be out of here quickly, and go grab them. But as I said, if you don't, if you want one and didn't get one, let me know. Call the office. Talk to me. Well, don't talk to me at the end, I won't remember. I won't know what you said to me. But email or whatever, and say, “I wanted to get one, didn't get one.” We'll order some more. But it would be a tragedy for this book to sit in stacks on the table as you guys are walking by it. That makes no sense. Even if you have a copy at home, take another one so you can give it to somebody who might need it. Come to Christ Practical advice. First step. This is where I ended last time. Come to Christ. Come to Christ. You have no business fighting sin if you're not a Christian. You know why? You can't put sin to death because sin's already put you to death. You're dead spiritually. Dead in your transgressions and sins, Ephesians 2, in which you used to live. So you can't fight it. You're already killed. And only Jesus can give you life. Come to Christ. And he will give you life. And part of that life will be mortification. So if you're here today, and you don't know whether you're saved, you have never trusted in Christ, then the rest you can get to by and by, but you come and look to Jesus. Look to him dead on the cross. His blood shed for you. Think, “He is my righteousness. He's my only hope for escape from hell. I must have Christ,” and look to him and then the mortification can begin. Come to Christ. We talked about that last time. Determine to Fight this Vicious Battle Every Day Secondly, to you Christians, determine to fight this vicious battle every day. Make it your business every day to get up and mortify the deeds of the flesh. John Owen put it this way, “There's not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed upon and it will be whilst we live in this world.” In another place he likened it, as I've said many times, to a wrestling match with a poisonous viper. Imagine you've got this snake by the head and it's hissing and it's strong and all that. And it's a battle to the death. You can't get halfway through and just, “I'm tired,” just put it down and try to walk away. It's not gonna let you go. You don't take a poisonous viper to bed with you. You don't coddle it like a pet. You don't feed it. You kill it. Be killing sin or sin will be killing you. You gotta get up every day and determine to fight this vicious battle. You don't get any days off. Sin's not gonna take any days off. By the way, the day you think you're taking a day off from sin, sin's winning. It's already deceived you. Rely on the Holy Spirit, Not on Fleshly Means Next, rely on the Holy Spirit, not on fleshly means. We already saw in Colossians 2 that harsh treatment of the body and all kinds of stuff lacks any value in restraining sensual indulgence. That will not work. And all of our steps in mortification, all they do is set the stage for the Spirit to kill the sin. He has the power to do it. And so all of these things are somewhat like Elijah in his battle with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. And they're up there and all of the sacrifice, all is ready, but the fire's gotta fall from heaven and so it is with mortification. Get everything ready and the Spirit will put the sin to death when you have done all the things he's commanded you to do. “If you, by the Spirit, put to death the misdeeds of the body.” So the Spirit acts somewhat like a weapon there. If you, by the Spirit, kill. And that's how it works. You must fight by the Holy Spirit. Be Cross-Centered Next, you must be cross-centered. Isaac Watts said, “When I survey the wondrous cross.” Every Sunday I look up at this big wooden cross up here over my head. I just look at it. I remind myself that Jesus died there. I think about it. I think about Jesus bleeding to death. Really that practically, that his blood was falling out of the wounds of his body, he was bleeding to death on the cross. I think about that. And I say to you that Christ's blood shed on the cross has sin-killing power in the minds and hearts of believers. Galatians 6:14, very important verse, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” You come to the cross and the world's allure and temptations and enticements look to be the filthy things they are. It was those things that put Jesus to death. So be cross-centered, be much in meditation on Christ's death on the cross and sin will shrivel as the nasty thing that it is. There's another sense in being cross-centered, and that is that you must crucify sin. Now, what do I mean by that? Well, sin is not going to die while you live, it isn't. Sins can die. But sin is gonna be with you until the Lord glorifies you. And so the image I have is lust up on the cross, slowly bleeding to death, and begging me to take it down off the cross every day. And woe to me if I get those tongs and pull the nails out and let lust down and feed it and give it a break and give it some... So it regains its strength a little, give it a little water and wipe it... That's lust! It wants to kill me. So I have to put it on the cross. I have to crucify it. It's a slow lingering death. Remember how Pilate was surprised that Jesus had died so quickly. It's not a quick death, it's a slow one. So be cross-centered. Understand what Mortification Is Not and What It Is Next, understand what mortification is not and what it is. I've already touched on this briefly, but first of all, it is not to kill any particular sin completely for that cannot be in this life. There are other schools of thought on sanctification that say you can have that sin removed from you like a bad tooth. And so if you could find a pastor who'll do that kind of dental work on you and remove that bad tooth of lust or covetousness or anger or unforgiveness, you could just have all those bad teeth removed one after the other. It's not like that. And the reason you know is, can you imagine, what would you think if you met a man or a woman who said, “You know, I used to struggle with such and such. But I never need to worry about that again.” What would you say to that person? “If any man or woman thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.” It's not over yet. So it's not killing one particular sin completely for that cannot be. Nor is it to allow sin to conceal itself and then to appear in a different costume. Oh, sin is tricky! You think you got lust down, but it's popping up in other areas. You don't do that anymore, but you do this instead. That's what it does. Nor is it to develop a quiet, thoughtful, peace-loving nature. Kind of like a monk in meditation. That's not mortification. And nor is it to divert a particularly annoying and troubling sin so that that sin pattern isn't so prevalent anymore. That's not it. Non-Christians can stop drinking, for example. They go to AA, they can stop drinking. They can divert certain things, but that's not mortification. And nor is it to conquer certain sins occasionally. Like, what's your batting average? That's not mortification. How are you doing? Three-quarters of the time, it used to be just two-thirds of the time, I say, no, but now I'm up to three quarters. Well, good brother, keep it going. That's not mortification. Well, what is it? It is a habitual weakening of sin's root as how a victim dies on the cross. Gradually, slowly losing power and influence over your soul. It is a constant fighting and contending against all indwelling sin, on all fronts. It involves both attack and defense. You go out after sin and cut off the things that it feeds on. You make no equipment or provision for providing for the lusts of the flesh. You don't have the equipment of it, it's out. You just go on attack, you go on a commando raid and get rid of things in your life. They're out. And also it's defensive. You're ready, you're ready, you're ready for the attack. Ready. It's coming. You know you're ready and your stand is both offensive and defensive. And it results in consistent success over individual temptations. Now, temptations you can kill. Individual occasions, you can kill. It comes to you, you see it, you know what's going on and you can say, “No! I won't. Not today. I will not do this.” You can do that. Resolve to Fight Sin on All Fronts It is a resolve to fight sin on all fronts. You're not gonna put the white flag up over any sin in your life. You're not gonna surrender, never, on any front. You're gonna fight all sin everywhere that it's found. Now, I say to you the Holy Spirit hasn't shown you everything. You can't handle the truth. It's not possible. Imagine if your eyes were open, you were to see how far you are from Jesus. It's overwhelming. You'd wanna die immediately. But if he has revealed some things to you, you must fight them on all fronts. Sin is evil, it is wicked. And God's work consists in universal obedience not just partial. Some people say, “I know this isn't right, but I'm really working on this right now.” It doesn't work. That's not mortification. Study the Lusts that Are Attacking You Next, study the lusts that are attacking you. Owen does a great job here on when a lust is particularly dangerous. And I can't go into the details but, basically, if it's survived lots of work on your part, lots of conviction, lots of occasion, times of weeping, people praying for you and all that and it's still around, be afraid. Be very afraid, it's a serious lust problem for you, whatever it may be. Serious habit. Take it seriously. Study also what the sin does to defeat you. I think too often, we just quickly confess and - No, no, no, break it down. What happened? You had a conflict with your spouse. You said you didn't wanna do that anymore, but here you did it again. Now, what happened? You walked in, he said this, she said that, this happened. What happened? What were you feeling? What was your motive? Where did pride creep in? Look for pride 'cause it's there. And just try to find out how sin got you. Study it. Don't just go on too quickly. Labor on Your Heart Labor on your heart next. What do I mean by this? Work on yourself to feel what you ought to feel about sin. Seriously, I think we go on too quickly. You've heard of easy believism? I think there's easy confessionalism. “Oh Lord, I confess in Jesus' name, amen. Thank You, Lord. I'm forgiven.” Don't do that. You've gotta slow down. James says, “Grieve, mourn, and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.” That is not a heaven verse is it? 'Cause there will be no more mourning in Heaven. That's a here and now verse. Why do you need to change your laughter to mourning? Because of sin. And so when you are convicted of sin take the time to mourn over it. Take the time to feel what the Holy Spirit felt when He was grieved over what you did. We go on too quickly. Labor on your heart and get a constant yearning and breathing after righteousness. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” If you don't hunger for it enough, then stimulate your hunger. Say, “Oh God, I yearn to be free in this area. I want it, oh Lord. Please.” And just turn up the knobs on it. It's like, “Woah, we're getting serious.” It is serious. It is very serious. And you just get hungry and thirsty for righteousness and God will give it to you. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” Crush Sin Early in the Battle Labor on your heart and crush sin early in the battle. You talk about the camel getting its nose in the tent. Pretty soon you have the whole camel family with you inside the tent. How did that happen? Well, you didn't get it early. You know, you talk about the root of bitterness that can defile a whole community, we didn't get it early, didn't nip it in the root before it had a chance to develop and now broken relationships. There's unforgiveness, there's all kinds of stuff going on. You've gotta get it early. So it is also with lust. Get it early in the battle. I think often of that classic movie, The Longest Day, and it begins with a quote by the German commander of the beaches there in Normandy, General Field Marshal Rommel. And what Rommel said is, “The world will be won or lost on the beaches.” Once the allies get a beachhead established in Normandy, they would break out and sweep across France and the world would be lost. And he said this, “The first 24 hours will be critical for both the allies and us. It will be the longest day.” Well, we've been in the longest day since we were justified. We're still fighting. And I think the principle is true, get it on the beaches before it has a chance to establish a beachhead. You know why? Beause sin doesn't establish boundaries. It doesn't stay put and once it comes into your life it just grows and grows and grows. It doubles and doubles again. It just keeps metastasizing. That's what it does. Deal Thoroughly with Sin in Confession and Repentance Deal thoroughly with sin and confession and repentance. Yes, 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and he will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” But don't go too quickly. Don't go too quickly. Confess your sin and deal thoroughly with it. Be Filled with the Spirit and All of His Graces And be filled with the Spirit and all of His graces. The best way to not eat illicit food is to be filled with legal and good food, alright? Fill yourselves with the Spirit. Fill yourselves with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control. Fill yourself with Christ, and sin will lose its power over you. Be filled with the Spirit. Later in this same section we're gonna learn how to do that through the word of God. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, but just be filled with Christ. Be Optimistic in Christ And finally, be optimistic. Be optimistic. Romans 16, “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” Isn't that sweet? There will come a day when all of your lusts and all of your angers and all of your malice and all the filthy language and the lying and all of the complaining and all of that sin will drop away from you forever. And therefore, any effort you make now will be effective through the Spirit. I love what John Owens says, “Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this and you will die a conqueror; yes, you will through the good providence of God live to see your lust dead at your feet.” A Call to Repentance Now I have given you practical advice on how to kill sin. I'm going to end where I began. I'm gonna call on you to repent. Because I don't sense that I or anyone I know in this church is doing this kind of stuff like they should, taking it seriously, fighting sin at this level. Now you might say, “Well, how would you know?” I don't know for sure, and I praise God for brothers and sisters that are, do it all the more. 'Cause those that are doing it, know they need to do it all the more anyway. But for all of us, let's repent. Let's get serious. Let's look at that list: Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, greed, anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language, lying. That's just suggestive. Find the other lists and say, “Lord, am I doing these things? And if so, I'm ashamed. These are the very things that put you, Lord Jesus, on the cross. I hate them and I want them to be dead in my life too.” Repent and you will know the forgiveness and the joy and the freedom that comes through Christ.

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