What is Reformation Day? It is the day the light of the gospel broke
forth out of darkness. It was the day that began the Protestant
Reformation. It was a day that led to Martin Luther, John Calvin, John
Knox, and may other Reformers helping the church find its way back to
God’s Word as the only authority for faith and life and leading the
church back to the glorious doctrines of justification by grace alone
through faith alone in Christ alone. It kindled the fires of missionary
endeavors, it led to hymn writing and congregational singing, and it led
to the centrality of the sermon and preaching for the people of God. It
is the celebration of a theological, ecclesiastical, and
cultural transformation.
So we celebrate Reformation Day. This day reminds us to be thankful
for our past and to the Monk turned Reformer. What’s more, this day
reminds us of our duty, our obligation, to keep the light of the gospel
at the center of all we do. - Stephen Nichols
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