The Gospel Seminar

Introduction:

The most pressing issue in the church today is the systemic lack of understanding concerning the true gospel of Christ. This is true of church leadership as well as the average congregant. For that reason, much of "TGS Blog"in the next couple of years, Lord willing, will be quotations from one of the men who most deeply understood and wrote about that gospel, Martin Luther. Brief commentary from myself will occasionally accompany these quotations from Luther. 
The reason for a two year plan to quote the great reformer is because the gospel is very, very difficult to get "rooted and established" (Ephesians 3) in our hearts. I have found that only by the repetitive hammering of the gospel into my mind and heart day after day, month after month,and year after year am I able to "know" the gospel intimately and be able to "rely" on it for power for daily living 
(I John 4; 16)

Quotations from Luther will be from 2 sources; 1) from The Crossway Classic Commentary, and 2) from the IBook "Christian Classics; Works of Martin Luther"
Occasionally I may interject a word or phrase into Luther's quotations. My additions will look like (THIS).
This material is to be read devotionally and hopefully leading the reader to spend time worshipping Christ at the end of each blog for His beauty and the beauty of His gospel