Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World - Eric Metaxas
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- Eric Metaxas is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the Eric Metaxas Show, a nationally syndicated radio program heard daily on KNKT 107.1 FM. His latest book, Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World, is a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history.
This teaching is from our Guest Speaker series at Calvary Church.
I can SOOOO relate with Eric's religious background.
Wonderful talk! Thanks so much!
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Excellent, excellent, excellent!
Thank you, Eric. Well said.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Amen. Thank you for this. I'm always grateful to hear the testimony of those who went before me and those who are more mature in the faith
So good. Eric is the man :)
Despite his "biography" this man has fundamentally errored on history and defining the issues that ripped the Church Apart. He also passes by the reality of the darkness of Martin Luther. And is trapped in the heresy of reformed theology mixed with his eastern orthodox past.
Besides all this,"Once Saved Always Saved" is another error of Martin Luther and John Calvin is not only contradicted by Scripture, but the very Words of Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord. St. Paul in Roman's was dealing with an early heresy of the Church between Christian Jews, and newly converted gentile Christians. It is a very specific focus, not just an generic template. This is an error from Martin Luther who added "alone" to Roman's 3:28 because it's what made "legal" sense to him, but he admits he added it. No Bible translation prior to his since the 4th Century had "faith alone," and you would be hard pressed to find one that does today. No one uses Martin Luther's Bible.
Since I have not read Eric Metaxas' Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World, does he cover the following in his book?
1. That on his own authority in his German translation of the Bible, Martin Luther added the word ALONE (Allein) to Romans 3:28 to read, "For we hold that a man is justified by faith ALONE (Allein)" to justify his doctrine of Sola Fide, i.e., Justification by Faith Alone. [Michael Davies, Cranmer's Godly Order (Ft. Collins, Colorado, 1995), p.25.]
2. That he wrote the following regarding his addition of the word ALONE (Allein) to Romans 3:28: "If your papist worries you about the word 'alone', just tell him plainly that Dr. Martin Luther will have it so, and says: 'Papist and donkey are one and the same thing; sic volo, sic jubeo, stat pro ratione voluntas.' For we must not be the pupils or disciples of the papists, but on the contrary their masters and judges. We ought to swagger and hammer on their donkey-heads, and, as Paul challenged the sanctimonious fools of his day, so I will also challenge these donkeys of mine." [G.W. Bromiley, Thomas Cranmer Theologian (London, 1956), p.36.]
3. That in addition to the above concerning Romans 3:28, Luther also wrote: "I am sorry now that I did not add the word 'all' so that it would read 'without all works of all laws', and thus ring out loudly and completely. However, it shall stand as it is in my New Testament, and though all the Papist-donkeys go mad about it, they shall not move me from this." [A. Hilliard Atteridge, Martin Luther (London, 1940), pp.19-20.]
4. That although subsequent German translations removed the word ALONE (Allein) from Romans 3:28 to accurately transmit in German what St. Paul originally wrote, Luther steadfastly held on to the doctrine of Sola Fide derived from his additional word, which then was adopted by the major 16th century Protestant Reformers who initiated organizations that continue on to the present day and which include: (A) John Calvin (Reformed) in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, (B) Thomas Cranmer (Church of England/Anglicanism) in No. VIII of 39 Articles in his Book of Common Prayer, and (C) Calvin's student John Knox (Presbyterianism) in his writings and homilies.
5. That in 1537 Martin Luther composed his Smalcald Articles that include his teaching that the Pope, the Catholic Bishop of Rome is the Antichrist (In 1580 these articles were added to the Book of Concord, which is considered authoritative in Lutheranism).
6. That this teaching of Luther's of the Pope as Antichrist was subsequently adopted by all of the 16th century Protestant Reformers which include: (A) John Calvin, specifically in Book IV of his Institutes of the Christian Religion; (B) Thomas Cranmer in his works, and (C) John Knox most vehemently in his writings and homilies. Later in the 17th century, this teaching of the Pope as Antichrist was adopted by free-lance Anglican clergyman John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
7. That in 1543 Martin Luther composed his On The Jews and Their Lies, the content of which is so inflammatory and incendiary that its contents should not be quoted in social media in light of what happened to German Jewry, particularly in the 20th century.
8. That one year before his death in 1546, Martin Luther published his final written testament where he personally addressed the Pope, the Catholic Bishop of Rome with these words: "I would not dream of judging or punishing you, except to say that you were born from the behind of the devil, are full of devils, lies, blasphemy, and idolatry; are the instigator of these things, God’s enemy, Antichrist, desolater of Christendom, and steward of Sodom." [From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, pg. 363 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 41]
9. To be fair to Martin Luther, I have to consider the possibility that in these two above mentioned works published a few years before his death, (A) On The Jews and Their Lies and (B) Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, he was suffering from some form of dementia which may have been induced by his voluminous intake of alcohol in the forms of beer and wine.
10. Is the possibility of No. 9 included in Eric Metaxas' biography of Martin Luther?
I don’t know. Why don’t you read the book.
@@logicaredux5205 1) Here's why: Everything from the title, to the reviews blurbs, to the interviews about it indicates that it is a work of hagiography for which I think it would not be a good investment if purchased.
2) Consider what Eric Metaxas' Wikipedia article says about the book:
'Like his book on Bonhoeffer, Metaxas' Martin Luther has not been received positively by historians. Carlos Eire wrote that the book was "full of overblown claims" and accused Metaxas of doing naive Whig history, portraying Luther as "a titanic figure who single-handedly slays the dragon of the Dark Ages, rescues God from an interpretive dungeon, invents individual freedom and ushers in modernity." Catholic church historian John Vidmar writes that Metaxas ignored more than a century of scholarship on Luther in order to write a "sweeping and largely uncritical endorsement for Martin Luther." In order to reach his conclusions, Vidmar writes, "Metaxas needs to misunderstand, denigrate, and then caricature centuries of human effort and achievement in language that is colloquial, casual, and often flippant."'
3) Therefore, the purpose of my youtube comment could be seen as filling in some gaps that Mr. Metaxas, in his research, did not see fit to print.
@@annakimborahpa Ok. So don’t read it. But try to get a sense of proportion. Do you honestly think anyone has the time or inclination to answer point by point the enormous screed you laid down here? But in the interest of full disclosure, I’m a Lutheran and I approve what Metaxas had to say. That is beyond debate (just to save you the effort. You must have writer’s cramp at this point!😂)
@@logicaredux5205 Screed? (I have no writer's cramp just yet)
1. I was merely quoting Martin Luther's own words to demonstrate how influential he was on the subsequent 16th century Protestant Reformers, particularly his doctrines of (A) justification by faith alone and (B) that the Pope, the Catholic Bishop of Rome, is the Antichrist.
2. I charitably tried to provide an alcoholism rationale for his seemingly exhibiting dementia in old age, since I don't think he was in his right mind when we wrote Against The Jews And Their Lies and Against the Papacy, An Institution of the Devil. I don't think any devout Christian in their right mind could compose those two works since they clearly go against Christ's words in the Gospel of Matthew, 5:43-44 (ESV): “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
3. I even refrained from mentioning how Martin Luther encouraged the German princes he was allied with to crush the peasants in the war of 1524-25 that killed hundreds of thousands. These German Anabaptist peasants merely wanted to put into practice their own understanding of the Bible that Luther had advocated for with his novel idea of 'Sola Scriptura', but he wanted them to obey him and follow his own particular interpretation of Scripture. Quoting from the Wikipedia article German Peasants' War: "In Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants, Luther condemned the violence as the devil's work and called for the nobles to put down the rebels like mad dogs."
4. However, Martin Luther's influence on the 16th century Protestant Reformation and its Reformers would not be complete without mentioning that in addition to (A) justification by faith alone and (B) that the Pope is the Antichrist, there is a third and final thread to complete his trifecta, that of (C) hatred for the Catholic Mass, for reasons articulated in his own words:
(1) "I declare that all the brothels, (though God has reproved them severely), all the manslaughters, murders, thefts and adulteries have wrought less abomination than the Popish Mass." [Martin Luther, Werke, vol XV, p. 774]
(2) Masses are "the height of idolatry and impiety," an evil introduced by Satan himself. "It is indeed upon the Mass as on a rock that the whole Papal system is built, with its monasteries, its bishoprics, its collegiate churches, its altars, its ministries, its doctrine, i.e., with all its guts. All these cannot fail to crumble once their sacrilegious and abominable Mass falls." [Martin Luther, Against Henry, King of England, 1522, Werke, vol. X, p.220]
5. I have known a number of Lutherans in my life and have found them to be most temperate in their words and actions, quite unlike the person of Martin Luther. I was even invited many years ago to perform a recital in a local Lutheran Church which turned out to be quite a pleasure for me due to their graciousness. I would imagine that your own persona resembles these Lutherans in general and not of Martin Luther himself.
@@annakimborahpa OK, I get it. You don’t Like Martin Luther. I’m really not here to defend him. I am happy that you enjoyed your visit to a Lutheran congregation and I pray that you won’t be a stranger. In the end it’s about Jesus Christ. I pray He will bless you in all your ways. Pray for me as well.
Luther never nailed the 95 Thesis to the door that was a clerk. Luther's superior asked him to draft 95 Thesis on the matter of indulgences. And this author has incorrectly defined what indulgences are and how they were being used. Selling of indulgences has never been approved or authorized, nor is works righteousness. He is incorrect.
27:50 actually this man is incorrect about bibles and the Catholic church. There were a number of national translations sanctioned by the Catholic Church and nearly 20 germanic bibles prior to Luther's Bible. These "ancients texts" predominantly are from the 12th century.
I'm sick of Luther getting a pass on his horrid antisemitism. I'm sick of "oh he just used strong language, he didn't really mean it" crap. It was despicable and can't be written off to his being crabby because of age. You can't separate the man from this no matter how hard you try... And it's no mystery as to why National Socialism found fertile ground. Find another Protestant hero. There are plenty more to choose from and plenty of other brave forerunners. Ditch the Luther as hero line. He advocated exactly what happened to the Jews in National Socialist Germany.
Well, you can rejoice in the fact that God is not a judge like you and you won’t be judged on your mistakes and sins as you are doing Luther. You will be shown grace in Jesus Christ. You will not be judged for what people 450 years later may do with hateful and ignorant things you may have uttered. That is the grace that Martin Luther placed himself under and because he did, you also know about this wonderful forgiving love of God. For all his grievous faults Martin Luther was a hero and Christ has said to him “Well done my good and faithful servant! Come and inherit the kingdom prepared for you.” I hope you will one day hear the same.
@@logicaredux5205 you're probably right I was too harsh.. The same thing I accuse Luther of so I probably need forgiveness for being hypocritical. I just don't understand some of the very violent language and remedies Luther proposed in his treatise on the Jews. Was he in his right mind? I've heard some theories that he might have been suffering from age related type of dementia but I don't know. Just bothers me alot. We have Calvin, Zwingli, even Huss that I thought were less inflammatory? How do you understand Luther's later life writings? Maybe I'm just not looking at this thing right. Tell me what you think?
@@dennischanay7781 Rest easy brother! You are not wrong to be highly disturbed by what Luther wrote late in his life. They are a source of pain for me, not only because I’m a Christian but also a Lutheran. No one should excuse those words. But I also beg those who are rightfully offended to compare this to an earlier work by him, “That Jesus Christ was Born a Jew” of 1523. You can Google the entire tract. But consider these words by him:
“If the apostles, who also were Jews, had dealt with us Gentiles as we Gentiles deal with the Jews, there would never have been a Christian among the Gentiles … when we are inclined to boast of our position [as Christians] we should remember that we are but gentiles, while the Jews are of the lineage of Christ. We are aliens and in-laws; they are blood relatives, cousins, and brothers of our lord. Therefore, if one is to boast of flesh and blood the Jews are actually nearer to Christ than we are… If we really want to help them, we must be guided in our dealings with them not by papal law but by the law of Christian love. We must receive them cordially, and permit them to trade and work with us, that they may have occasion and opportunity to associate with us, hear our Christian teaching, and witness our Christian life. If some of them should prove stiff-necked, what of it? After all, we ourselves are not all good Christians either.”
The difference is so vast that yes, I believe you are right. Old age, constant physical suffering and relentless stress had caused Luther to mentally snap. The symptoms of irrational hostility were shown to many, not just the Jews. What can we say Dennis? Thank God that our Savior Christ, Himself a Jew according to His humanity, will not forsake or abandon us, even in our old age and madness. I commend Luther to that merciful Savior whom he sought to serve even as I commend myself. I have no other hope.
The video literally never said what luther said about the jews was ok, weirdo. I just watched the entire frickin video and not a single sentence saying what luther said was ok or not bad. I literally have no idea what you are talking about.....
Also you're a disgusting disingenuous lying bum and you need to repent. Let me educate you a little bit, dennis. The church of germany did not support Hitler willingly, but through force. Hitler started out as a wolf in sheeps clothing, acting as a normal politician trying to fix his country, As such, a lot of the churches supported him as his true colors were not yet shown.
As time went on, he revealed his satanic nature at which point the true believers disavowed him and turned away, and at great price. We see this in "the confessing church", which Mataxas talks about in this very video, which contradicts your idea that protestantism supports nazism, showing your limited understanding of both history and Christianity.
Take it from a former nazi- you are completely wrong and a liar, and quite honestly evil in your characterisation. I really hope you repent because you are as wrong as you could possibly be, again, from a former nazi.