Show Reformation Significance For or Today Isaiah declares But I your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid His face from you that He will not hear In Inthe Inthe Inthe the New Testament Romans also teaches All have sinned and come short of the glory of God THE QUESTION then is how can men be restored to Gods God's favor Most men say we most work for it or pay for it in some way It was this very concept that led to the evils evUs that ulti ulti- necessitated the mation 4 In 1517 Pope Leo X proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed an indulgence the building of St. St Peters Peter's Cathedral Cathedral Cathedral Ca Ca- thedral and other expenses in Rome A Dominican 1 Monk 0 n k named J Johann 0 h ann went throughout Germany proclaiming proclaim proclaim- ming m- m ing ingAs As soon as the coin in the coffer rings the soul from purgatory purgatory purgatory pur pur- springs SUCH TEACHINGS soon de debased debased debased de- de based and debauched whole com communities Mar Martin ti n Luther went directly to the New Testament Testament Testa Testa- ment for his answer to such teachings There he found that a man Is saved by grace through faith and not by works as Eph 9 28 teaches Many lany churches today have drifted back into that same I error that led to the Reforma Reforma- tion They are again teaching that it Is what a man does that brings about salvation from sin and its penalty Instead of the I free grace of God I ION I ON SUNDAY Oct 29 Rev i Russel Taft will wall speak on The I Reformations Reformation's Significance Today Today Today To To- day at Grace Baptist Church Everyone is welcome at all services of G Grace r ace Baptist These include Sunday School for all ages at am a.m. morning morn morning morn morn- I ing worship at 11 ii am a.m. and the evening service at 7 pm p.m. Children's Childrens Childrens Children's Chil Chil- drens dren's church programs are I held separately during both the j i morning and evening service Grace Baptist Church meets in inthe inthe inthe I the American Legion Building 43 IV W. W S S. S in Bountiful I |