Revival Times 2017 November 2017 | Page 16

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CELEBRATING

THE REFORMATION

AND PRAYING FOR A NEW ONE ! by Marko Joensuu

The Luther 500 Conference at KT in October celebrated the beginning of a ‘ back to the Bible ’ movement that changed the course of history , as it brought back the understanding of salvation by faith alone to the Church .

Dr RT Kendall started the conference on Tuesday evening by teaching on how Luther rediscovered justification by faith alone and on how the Bible became central in the Reformation :

“ The preaching began to explain the Bible , and the people had never heard it before . They flocked to the churches . It brought about an emphasis of ordinary people reading the Scriptures . Previously people thought that only the priests could read the Bible and understand it .”
Dr RT Kendall
On the need for reforming the emphasis of church services today , Dr RT Kendall said , “ Whereas the Eucharist , the Lord ’ s Supper , had been the centre of worship in churches , preaching became popular . Than needs to happen again in some places ! We are living in times when preaching has been given just a little , perfunctory place . It is all about worship . And I am all for worship ! But as the Eucharist was the centre of the church in the Middle Ages , singing has become the centre today .”
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