6 Ways to Celebrate Reformation 500 This Sunday

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This Sunday we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the most significant event in human history outside the birth, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. Is this an overstatement? I don’t believe so. On October 31, 1517, the world began to shake with a few hammer blows on a small German church door.

At the time, none could foresee what the simple act of a professor nailing hand-written theses to a door would do to shape the world, but it did. And those reverberations would be heard not only throughout Europe, but the entire world.

The Protestant Reformation altered nations, shaped politics, provoked wars, and led to innovations in science, industry, economics, and medicine. It affected exploration and colonization. The Protestant work ethic, the proliferation of democratic governments, and world missions took shape as direct fruit of the Reformation.

But of eternal significance, the Reformation reclaimed a biblical view of salvation, worship, and biblical authority. This recovery led to the redemption of countless souls and served as a necessary correction to the church’s beliefs and practices. Read More

More on the Protestant Reformation and Martin Luther:

Here’s What Christians Should Be Busy Protesting

We cannot forget our original protestor heritage.

The American Priest who Proved the Reformation is Not Over

Why the Protestant Church must continue to evangelize Roman Catholics and to counter Roman Catholic teaching.

Honor the Reformation's African Roots

David D. Daniels explores the possible Ethiopian connection to Martin Luther and the Protestant movement. A short but fascinating article.

Why Luther?

What was it about this particular monk, university professor, and struggling Christian that made him such a spiritual and cultural catalyst?