.png)
He was the most influential man of his day. The movement that began with his posting of the Ninety-Five Theses reshaped Europe, redirected Christian history, and recovered the truth of God's Word. Five hundred years later, what is Luther's legacy? In this volume, Dr. R.C. Sproul, Dr. Stephen J. Nichols, and thirteen other scholars and pastors examine his life, teaching, and enduring influence. Meet Martin Luther, the audacious Reformer who, out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, set the world ablaze.
The Legacy of Luther
Stephen Nichols & R.C. Sproul (Ed)
Dr. Stephen J. Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He is host of the podcasts 5 Minutes in Church History and Open Book. He has written more than twenty books, including Peace, A Time for Confidence, and R.C. Sproul: A Life and volumes in the Guided Tour series on Jonathan Edwards, Martin Luther, and J. Gresham Machen. He is coeditor of The Legacy of Luther and general editor of the Church History Study Bible. Dr. R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, and Everyone’s a Theologian. He was recognized throughout the world for his articulate defense of the inerrancy of Scripture and the need for God’s people to stand with conviction upon His Word.
Publisher
Ligonier Ministries
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781567697100
Publication Date
10/03/2016
Language
English
Topic
Theologians
Product Code
LEG05BH
Weight
1.3 PoundsChronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
John MacArthur
Introduction
WHY LUTHER MATTERS TODAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
R.C. Sproul and Stephen J. Nichols
PART ONE: LUTHER’S LIFE
Chapter One
A GRACIOUS GOD AND A NEUROTIC MONK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Stephen J. Nichols
Chapter Two
A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD: LUTHER AS A MAN OF CONFLICT (1520s) . . 32
Steven J. Lawson
Chapter Three
FAITHFUL TO THE END: LUTHER IN HIS LATER YEARS (1530s–1546) . . . . . . . .53
David B. Calhoun
Chapter Four
THE FAMILY MAN: LUTHER AT HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Joel R. Beeke
PART TWO: LUTHER’S THOUGHT
Chapter Five
SCRIPTURE ALONE: LUTHER’S DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Michael S. Horton
Chapter Six
BY FAITH ALONE: LUTHER AND THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION . . . . . . .123
Guy Prentiss Waters
Chapter Seven
GRACE ALONE: LUTHER AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Sinclair B. Ferguson
Chapter Eight
CHRIST ALONE: LUTHER ON CHRIST, THE SACRAMENTS,
AND THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
W. Robert Godfrey
Chapter Nine
THE GLORY OF GOD ALONE: LUTHER ON VOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Gene Edward Veith
PART THREE: LUTHER’S LEGACY
Chapter Ten
CORRECTLY AND PROFITABLY READ SCRIPTURE:
LUTHER THE BIBLICAL SCHOLAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Aaron Clay Denlinger
Chapter Eleven
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE: LUTHER AMONG THE REFORMERS . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Scott M. Manetsch
Chapter Twelve
THE FURY OF THEOLOGIANS: LUTHERAN THEOLOGY AFTER LUTHER235
Sean Michael Lucas
Chapter Thirteen
A NEW SONG BEGUN: LUTHER AND MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Terry Yount
Chapter Fourteen
SPARE EVERYTHING BUT THE WORD: LUTHER AS PREACHER . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Derek W.H. Thomas
Reflection
LUTHER AND THE LIFE OF THE PASTOR-THEOLOGIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
R.C. Sproul
Appendix
THE NINETY-FIVE THESES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Scripture Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299“This book is a timely reminder that the church of our generation needs to be reformed anew. We desperately need someone like Luther to lift the banner of the gospel high, to shake worldly evangelicals out of their blind spiritual stupor, and to declare war on the devil in Christ’s name.” —JOHN MACARTHUR, FROM HIS FOREWORD
