The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained - Softcover

Luther, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530438918 ISBN 13: 9781530438914

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

“The Commentary on the Epistles of Peter and Jude, presented in a literal but more modern style to the English reader, is not liable to these objections; and yet, in the variety of its themes, the clearness of its exposition, the stinging force of its rebukes, the simplicity and directness of its language, it is scarcely surpassed by any of Luther’s other writings. ”On the great subject of justification by faith alone, he is here, as in his Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, full and emphatic. The relation of faith to works is clearly and carefully defined, while the subjects presented in the text afford full opportunity for discussing the great questions that concern the relative duties of civil and social life. The volume thus becomes at once a manual of doctrine and of duty. On the foundation of faith is reared the superstructure of a Christian life. Luther is seen to have fully apprehended the force of all the objections that could be urged against his teachings, and with convincing ability he vindicates them from every charge. Throughout the volume we have ever before us the earnest, devout spirit of the Reformer, for the most part unfolding in the simplest manner the great doctrines of the Gospel, but occasionally indulging in volcanic outbursts of indignation against the hierarchical corruptions of his day, and pouring out upon them the lava-tides of withering rebuke.” — from the Preface

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Martin Luther (1483, 1546) was a German monk, a theologian and church reformer, he is considered to be the founder of Protestantism. Luther was a professor of Bible at the University of Wittenberg when he posted his famous 95 Theses (1517). In addition to writing many books, Luther translated the Bible into German. Luther believed that salvation was only by faith in Jesus, unmediated by the church. He challenged papal authority by emphasing the Bible as the only source of religious authority and believed the church to be a priesthood of all believers.These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization. He married Katharina von Bora thus initiating the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.- Publisher.

PETER J. TANOUS is president and a director of Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC, of Washington DC, a SEC registered investment advisory firm. In prior years, Mr. Tanous was First Vice President and International Regional Director with Smith Barney and a member of the executive committee of Smith Barney International, Inc. He served for ten years as executive vice president and a director of Bank Audi (USA) in New York, and was earlier chairman of Petra Capital Corporation in New York.

A graduate of Georgetown University, Peter Tanous has served as a member of the Board of Advisors of Georgetown's College of Arts and Sciences and is a member of the Georgetown University Library Board. He serves on the university's investment committee.

Mr. Tanous' first book, "Investment Gurus" received wide critical acclaim in financial circles and was chosen as a main selection of "The Money Book Club". His subsequent book, " The Wealth Equation", was also chosen as a "Money Book Club" main selection. His latest book, " Investment Visionaries", was published in August 2003 by Penguin Putnam.

He is a frequent commentator on Bloomberg TV and a frequent guest on WTOP radio in Washington, DC, on the economy and the stock market. He has been quoted in the "New York Times, Wall Street Journal, " and featured in Gretchen Morgenson's Sunday "New York Times" column on the market.

A long time resident of New York City, Tanous now lives in Washington D.C

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530438918
• ISBN 13: 9781530438914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228