Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith: Reading God's Word for God's People (New Explorations in Theology) CFPtheology In The American Puritans

In The American Puritans

and that right attitudes come only from a heart changed by an encounter with God

The Word of God is a sacred gift

Becoming aware of God’s presence with his people

Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith: Reading God's Word for God's People (New Explorations in Theology) CFPtheology In The American PuritansMartin Luther considered the reading of God's word to be his primary task as a theologian, a pastor, and a Christian. Though he is often portrayed as reading the Bible with a bare approach of sola Scripturawithout any concern for previous generations interpretationthe truth is more complicated. In this New Explorations in Theology (NET) volume, Reformation scholar Todd R. Hains shows that Luther read the Bible according to the rule of faith, which is