tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post2141246096870236082..comments2023-11-02T02:58:53.594-07:00Comments on From the Pew: Martin Luther Plus Semper Reformanda Equals More Martin LuthersSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-62878036040824342512010-07-01T09:55:26.338-07:002010-07-01T09:55:26.338-07:00We face a false choice in this matter of always re...We face a false choice in this matter of always reforming. We see it as either a discovery of something new or a recovery of something old. I think this is the wrong way to think about it. The Reformation was successful not because it went forward or backward, but to a better understanding of God's word.<br /><br />Why can't look back at the Reformation with gratitude, rather than slavish adherence to formulas, and then keep going into the Bible to learn more about it?<br /><br />I think if Luther and others like him were around today they'd decry the knee-jerk reaction to learning new things from the Bible, usually uttered by men who most strongly identify with his heritage.<br /><br />CamiloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com