By Jennifer Woodruff Tait
This Gospel is a terror to the great, learned, holy, and powerful because they all despise Christ. It is a comfort to the lowly to whom alone Christ is revealed.—Martin Luther, from a Christmas sermon excerpted in Martin Luther’s Christmas Book edited by Roland Bainton
“However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.”—Calvin, Commentary on Ephesians, Ephesians 3:20-21, translated T. H. L. Parker
Holiness was important to Calvin and he often insisted on it.
"The heavens are filled with God's grandeur and majesty. His presence graces the earth, saturating creation with goodness and love." —John Calvin.
We almost overlooked an important milestone!
For every one will maltreat the Sacred Writings at his own sweet will. Country bumpkins!—Zwingli quoting his opponents
Check out our new "supersized" Reformation timeline
This week we anticipate Reformation Sunday, with a quote from Luther about the purified church.
Luther is in the hot seat in today's Refo Thursday post!
Containing today’s events, devotional, quote and stories