Oct 31 · Reformation Day
Here
I stand.
One guy. One door. One question that changed the world — and why it still matters for you.
95
theses · 1517
1517
Luther posts 95 theses against selling forgiveness.
1521
Told to take it back, he refuses: his conscience is bound to Scripture.
1536
Calvin publishes the Institutes. Tyndale dies for the English Bible.
1569
Casiodoro de Reina gives us the Bible in Spanish.
Why it matters now
500 years old. Still relevant.
The world says
Earn your worth.
The Reformation says
You are saved by grace, not performance.
The world says
Your truth, my truth.
The Reformation says
God’s Word is the anchor for what’s true.
The world says
Live for the likes.
The Reformation says
School, work, all of it — for God’s glory.
The 5 Solas
Sola Scriptura
Scripture alone is our final authority.
Sola Gratia
Saved by grace alone — a gift, not a wage.
Sola Fide
Received through faith alone, by trusting Jesus.
Solus Christus
In Christ alone — no one else, nothing else.
Soli Deo Gloria
For the glory of God alone.
“The righteous shall live by faith.”
ROMANS 1:17
The verse that changed Luther’s life.
Meet the reformers
Martin Luther
Germany. Spoke up when it cost him everything.
John Calvin
Geneva. Taught the Bible clearly, book by book.
William Tyndale
England. Gave his life so people could read the Bible in English.
Casiodoro de Reina
Spain. Translated the whole Bible into Spanish.
For your group or journal
Talk about it
01
Where do you feel pressure to earn your worth?
02
What would it look like to “stand” on Scripture this week?
03
Which sola do you need to hear most right now?
Read it for yourself
Luther found the gospel in Romans. Read it this week — one chapter a day.
