He wasn’t a perfect man or a perfect theologian but then that was his big point – Christianity is about twisted sinners looking to the perfect man and his perfect sacrifice and receiving him as food for beggars. If you haven’t read any Luther recently then you must. It’s totally gripping, explosive, pungent language that picks you up and gives you a shake and turns you to Christ alone. Here are some links:
- Mercy’s notes on Martin Luther in 30 minutes from MTC.
- Luther key texts to start with: The Freedom of a Christian, On the Bondage of the Will, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, The 95 Theses.
- Augsburg Confession of the Lutheran churches (1530).
- Luther on reading and teaching the Gospel narratives.
- Luther’s amazing sermon on John 1:29.
- Luther’s blistering commentary on Galatians.
- Guys who blog quite a bit on Luther – Ron Frost, Peter Mead, Glen Scrivener.
- Carl Trueman on Luther at the Clarus Conference 2005 – audio.
What do you think?