James Swan commented on "Jaraslov Pelikan’s book, Obedient Rebels: Catholic Substance and Protestant Principle in Luther’s Reformation [New York: Harper and Row, 1964]." It is short but insightful. We tend to look back at the Reformation from our own context forgetting that much was happening in that day.
It has been argued that Luther was going to make sure the Pope would remember him. For unlike other reformers, he was not leading a moralistic crusade (like Rick Warren or Joel Osteen). Instead, his Reformation was Gospel centered. Thereby the world was turned upside down.
A La Carte (April 25)
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Are you saying Rick Warren is not Gospel centered? Did I misinterpret this? - Jesus follower
Here is one source for more deeds and less creeds. This has been tried over and over again. History is replete with moralistic crusades. Did you think Warren was not going that direction?
How many sermons have you heard that stress the "you". What do you think the marketing technique is all about? Rick Warren would build sofa beds in the pews if it was shown to "draw" "seekers".
I am sure if I were to quiz him he could doctrinally give me all the right answers, but then again the NT stresses doctrine (he obviously doesn't, not good marketing). Movements within Christianity that claim less creeds have always passed by. So too will he.
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