Michael Reeves

think they have something in themselves on which they can depend. It's them. They are the ones who never find that liberation, that transformation. And historically too, times of church reformation and revival have consistently been marked by a radical view of sin.

think they have something in themselves on which they can depend. It's them. They are the ones who never find that liberation, that transformation. And historically too, times of church reformation and revival have consistently been marked by a radical view of sin.

It was on the lips of the preachers of the Great Awakening, men like George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, as much as it was in the mouths of the reformers. For such men knew that calls for social improvement and better morality, while good things, do not touch the heart of the human condition. Corrupted all the way down. We cannot fix ourselves.

It was on the lips of the preachers of the Great Awakening, men like George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, as much as it was in the mouths of the reformers. For such men knew that calls for social improvement and better morality, while good things, do not touch the heart of the human condition. Corrupted all the way down. We cannot fix ourselves.

Our hearts must be renewed, and that can only happen through the gospel being preached and the glory of God being revealed. The Reformation's radical view of sin is why we sinners would throw ourselves on God's grace alone.

Our hearts must be renewed, and that can only happen through the gospel being preached and the glory of God being revealed. The Reformation's radical view of sin is why we sinners would throw ourselves on God's grace alone.

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What did the Reformers mean when they argued that the Scriptures authenticate themselves? They meant the Bible proves itself to be what it claims to be, the Word of God.

What did the Reformers mean when they argued that the Scriptures authenticate themselves? They meant the Bible proves itself to be what it claims to be, the Word of God.

In this session, we're going to look at the different views of Scripture held by the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformers. Now, when Luther began his protest just over 500 years ago, he was addressing a church in Rome that affirmed Scripture's authority and inspiration. So what was it about Luther's thought that was so different, so offensive to the Roman church?

In this session, we're going to look at the different views of Scripture held by the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformers. Now, when Luther began his protest just over 500 years ago, he was addressing a church in Rome that affirmed Scripture's authority and inspiration. So what was it about Luther's thought that was so different, so offensive to the Roman church?

Well, Luther had the audacity to say that Scripture alone is the supreme and inerrant authority. While popes and councils err, Scripture alone does not. And so what distinguished the Reformers from Rome was their claim that as important as tradition is, and they thought tradition was very important, tradition is not without error. only God's Word is.

Well, Luther had the audacity to say that Scripture alone is the supreme and inerrant authority. While popes and councils err, Scripture alone does not. And so what distinguished the Reformers from Rome was their claim that as important as tradition is, and they thought tradition was very important, tradition is not without error. only God's Word is.

And because Scripture is the entirely trustworthy Word of God, Scripture alone is the church's ultimate authority, sufficient for faith and practice. Now, the question of authority was critical in the Reformation. so critical, it was the very heart of Luther's early key debates in the very first years of the Reformation.

And because Scripture is the entirely trustworthy Word of God, Scripture alone is the church's ultimate authority, sufficient for faith and practice. Now, the question of authority was critical in the Reformation. so critical, it was the very heart of Luther's early key debates in the very first years of the Reformation.

So round one of the Reformation, Sylvester Prioreus was the Dominican theologian appointed by Pope Leo X to make the first response to Luther's theses. And Prioreus Quickly saw the location of final authority was the real issue at stake. And so Prius wrote in his dialogue concerning the power of the Pope, he said, Round two. Round three.

So round one of the Reformation, Sylvester Prioreus was the Dominican theologian appointed by Pope Leo X to make the first response to Luther's theses. And Prioreus Quickly saw the location of final authority was the real issue at stake. And so Prius wrote in his dialogue concerning the power of the Pope, he said, Round two. Round three.

Cardinal Cadgeton then weighed in, arguing that Scripture must be interpreted by the Pope, who is above not only councils, he argued, the Pope is above Scripture itself. Luther replied, his holiness abuses Scripture. I deny that he is above Scripture. And that was very much the early debates of the Reformation in a nutshell. Roman theologians insisted on the infallibility of the papacy.

Cardinal Cadgeton then weighed in, arguing that Scripture must be interpreted by the Pope, who is above not only councils, he argued, the Pope is above Scripture itself. Luther replied, his holiness abuses Scripture. I deny that he is above Scripture. And that was very much the early debates of the Reformation in a nutshell. Roman theologians insisted on the infallibility of the papacy.