The Freedom of the Christian
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Freedom of the Christian was Martin Luther’s first public defense of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith on account of Christ alone. Luther’s explosive rediscovery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ shattered the Church of Rome’s foundation of works, which considered good works a part of salvation instead of a result of it. Here, Luther constructed a rich theology that relies on the full power of the Gospel, which not only grants saving faith but also nurtures that faith through good works done in the freest service. This new abridged translation from Adam Francisco, featuring a brief essay from Scott Keith, leaves no doubt that the Christian, secure in Christ, is truly free-free from sin, death, and the devil, and free to serve their neighbor.
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- Explores the defense of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith on account of Christ alone.
- Shows how Luther constructed a rich theology that relies on the full power of the Gospel.
- Leaves no doubt that the Christian, secure in Christ, is truly free-free from sin.
- Title: The Freedom of the Christian
- Author: Martin Luther
- Publisher: 1517 Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 74
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781948969468, 1948969467
- Resource ID: LLS:FRDMCHRSTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T22:47:52Z
Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.
Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.