From The Pastor’s Desk
On October 31, 1517, the eve of All Saint’s Day, Martin Luther posted
his 95-point thesis on the door of the Castle Church, in Wittenburg,
Germany. This thesis delved into many of the flaws of the church at that time. However. the thrust of his thesis came from reading the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans which stated in Romans 1:17, “for in it (the Gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, the just shall live by faith”. Paul’s purpose for writing his epistle was to teach the new believers at Rome proper doctrine. That proper doctrine had been given to the apostle by Christ, Himself. That doctrine teaches that it is “not our righteousness” that will one day allow us to enter the Kingdom of God, but God’s righteousness accompanied by our faith in His promise to send a Savior into the world. The Old Testament Saints lived their lives in faith looking forward to that promise, while we, the church, look back to the fulfillment of that promise – The Cross. Nothing has changed- The Old Testament Prophet Habakkuk boldly states “the just shall live by faith”. This truth has never changed.
Pastor Wayne
