The 95 Theses

On 31st October 1517 Dr. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg (Germany) as a protest against the selling of indulgences. These indulgences were in fact papal pardons that could be bought for a sum of money, for sins committed or one […]

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Attempts to Reverse and Reactions to the Reformation

Date: Fri PM 13th October 2017
Speaker: Mr. Wallace Thompson, Evangelical Protestant Society
Bible Reference: Jude v3-4

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

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The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone

Date: Wed PM 11th October 2017
Speaker: Dr. John Greer, Ballymena FPC
Bible Reference: Galatians 2v16

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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The Reasons for and Reactions to the Reformation

Date: Mon PM 9th October 2017
Speaker: Mr. Cecil Andrews, Take Heed Ministries
Bible Reference: Galatians 2v16

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

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The Conversion of Martin Luther

Date: Sun PM 8th October 2017
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Romans 4v5

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

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Truth For Our Times – Reformation Meetings

The Reformation was the most important and influential movement in the history of Western Europe, and as such, has shaped the world in which we live. While the movement revolutionised European politics, law, literature, science, and individual conscience, it was rooted in a renewed spiritual understanding of man’s relationship with God. It was a movement which brought Christianity back to the Bible and faith in Christ alone, the essence of the Gospel.

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