LSM & A&C "Martin Luther did not recover justification by faith."!!

[Truthinlove]

LSM- & A&C (Affirmation and Critique) just announced Martin Luther did not recover justification by faith. I did not read the full 96-page magazine A&C that has been put out, but I am responding to the LSM announcement at the end of Message 4 at the Thanksgiving Conference last month.

Direct Quote:

“…our need to evaluate Christian thought In light of the up-to-date ministry in the Lord’s Recovery….Many of us may have the mistaken view that our understanding of justification is the same as Luther’s … in Luther we see the recovery of faith however Luther did not recover justification by faith, he only recovered faith, he was not so clear regarding justification”

Below is a link to hear the announcement at the end of the Thanksgiving Conference just a few weeks ago, Message #4, time marker 2:08.00, only available till Dec 30, 2024.
https://www.lsmwebcast.com/Conference.cfm

Affirmation and Critique (A&C) has completed a 600-page project of church history. We know from history and even recent events that when you bring down monuments or statues or change history it is a very dangerous thing. One can “rewrite the narrative” the way they see it and not according to real history. Thus, the result is you do not know where you came from and from “whose shoulder’s we all stand upon.”

Martin Luther who suffered greatly is now under attack again even after death! He did in fact recover Justification by Faith. This is not only proven by every scholar who has done historical research, but you can look and see for yourself in the translated documents from Luther’s writings. See “The Freedom of a Christian” written in 1520. An Open Letter to Pope Leo X. To Leo X, Pope at Rome at this link,
https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...+Christian.pdf
See page 14 “Justified by faith alone”

A word search from the above document (hit control F then type the word justification) and you will find it 28 times. Many times, Martin Luther connected Justification and faith! Also, regarding the history of what he was fighting, the Catholic Church was selling certificates of forgiveness for indulgences i.e. sin. So, in their view you needed to pay the Catholic Church for your sins to be forgiven. Well of course Martin Luther saying all you need is faith in Christ and you are justified and free is a threat to the cash cow of the Catholic Church selling forgiveness. Of course they wanted to stop him to keep the money flowing. He suffered emotionally, mentally, physically and was put in jail.

Now of course we are saved for more than only to be justified. Ok I agree we are saved for more than just “justification” but the fact and the truth is, we do stand on the shoulders of heroes like Martin Luther who did recover Justification by Faith!