THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

Well it may be Halloween, but the 31st October, is important for a far more significant reason than costumes and candy. This is the day in 1517 when a Catholic monk named Martin Luther, nailed a list of demands for church reform on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany. That gesture demanded church reform and led to the creation of Protest-ant churches of the 16th century.

While the gospel spins from this historical event, it would seem a great opportunity for churches today to explain to other religious groups and secular listeners and readers, the importance of freedom of speech and freedom of faith. It would also be appropriate for students of the Bible who are also students of today’s issues, to tell the world what the Bible says about a surplus of concerns that are persistently in our news. The Bible teaches about economy, equality, gender justice, sexuality, cooperation, compassion, wealth and poverty, environmental management, social service and more.