The Works and the Mystery of Salvation in the Book of Revelation. A New Contribution to an Old Polemic
Five hundred years ago, in troubling theological and spiritual developments of the Roman Church, Martin Luther critically approached its teaching about the soteriological value of works. The result of his inquiry was the famous sola fide doctrine. However he did not ignore the issue of works and tri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Review of ecumenical studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 426-444 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church NBK Soteriology NBM Doctrine of Justification NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
mystery of salvation
B Apocalypse B Christian B Divinization B Faith B Works B Sola Fide |
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| Summary: | Five hundred years ago, in troubling theological and spiritual developments of the Roman Church, Martin Luther critically approached its teaching about the soteriological value of works. The result of his inquiry was the famous sola fide doctrine. However he did not ignore the issue of works and tried repeatedly to explain their relationship with the faith. But, unfortunately, he did not consider the important contributions of the Epistle of St James and of St John's Revelation. In the introduction to the Apocalypse he expressed the possibility that he was missing more than one thing in this book. His intuition was right. The book of Revelation conceals many mysteries, but first of all that of salvation. It speaks a lot about Christ and His salvific work, but also about the works of the faithful. In fact, the mystery of salvation is closely related to works. They play a crucial role in the preparation of the wedding of the Lamb with His bride. The accomplishment of God's plan depends on them. The judgment will be done according to the works. Therefore, a lot of onceignored things stand before us. Have they the potential to bring more light on the much-disputed relationship between faith and works? |
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| ISSN: | 2359-8107 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ress-2017-0029 |