What Is the Church?

Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture. For the last several episodes, Dr. Paulson has demonstrated that Luther was not an alien to the church and, in fact, adequately understood how church history and authority operated. Here, we see Luther stand firm on the reality that belonging to the church is a matter of receiving the Gospel in word and sacrament and not by submitting to the Pope. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi More from the hosts: Caleb Keith Scott Keith Adam Francisco Bruce Hilman