My contention is that Luther's theories do not mesh very well with some words of Christ. Please see my post #20. I know that Luther in fact read the gospels, but apparently he did not retain their content. It is remarkable that all scripture references in support of Luther that I get, come from a few passages in Galatians and Romans, which confirms my belief that the gospels remain ignored by the Reformers, or if not ignored entirely then spun beyond all recognition to fit their speculative theology.
Do you have a problem verbalizing what the gospel is ? What is the gospel? What is the "good news" that Jesus preached?
Actually, I feel the Gospels show us even more clearly than Paul...Believe in the Messiah and his sacrifice...John 3:16-18 , my tagline, etc...Matthew Mark Luke and John are overflowing with the same ideas as Paul writes about...Christ died for our sins, we are brought to the FAther by the Spirit, etc...it all agrees...
I think we'd all be better off if we just do works of love because we love our Savior and we want to follow his commands of Love God first and love your neighbor...then all the passing lane discussions go away...
Here's my proposal for 2006...let's all just do what Christ asks of us...believe, be baptized, repent, love God and the saints, do the works of love that are prepared for us because we want to please our God and have a living faith...Who's with me???
Blessings in Christ...