Thursday, April 10, 2008

Sola Scriptura, Not Men, Councils, or Creeds!

"Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures ... and my conscience is captive to the Word of God.... I cannot do otherwise."

* Based on Martin Luther's famous "95 Theses" that were posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. Luther's document empowered and propelled the Protestant Reformation.