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Luther dated his Ninety-five Theses October 31, 1517, as a call to debate the sale of indulgences. Rome claimed a treasury of merits the pope could draw from. Luther pointed the church back to the treasure it already had: the gospel itself. #Reformation

Hebrews was written to believers under pressure to drift from Christ. They are told to imitate the faith of the men who taught them, because the Lord those men trusted has not changed. Church history is the record of His faithfulness, not theirs. #ChurchHistory

From “Morning & Evening” by Charles H. Spurgeon. “The man who is really forgiven, is anxious not to offend again; the possession of justification leads to an anxious desire for sanctification.”

From “Morning & Evening” by Charles H. Spurgeon. “Jesus is not a grain of gold, but a vast globe of it, a priceless mass of treasure such as earth and heaven cannot excel.”

Owen published this in 1656, while Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, from various sermons he had preached. He wasn’t selling self-made discipline or promoting the idea of man conquering sin of his own accord. For Owen, sin is put to death by the Spirit, with one’s faith set upon Christ, and no believer outgrows the work.

Paul calls believers to holiness right after quoting God’s promises to dwell among His people and be a Father to them (2 Corinthians 6:16–18). We don’t pursue holiness to earn His nearness. We pursue it because He has already promised it. #Holiness

From “Morning & Evening” by Charles H. Spurgeon. “Do not be afraid to dwell upon this high doctrine of election.”

O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. (Romans 7:24–25, NKJV)

From “Morning & Evening” by Charles H. Spurgeon. “It has no dominion; it is a broken-backed snake; we are in bitter conflict with it, but it is with a vanquished foe that we have to deal.”