Today in History - January 27

A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the papel bull Uneqeniture to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this. (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. Total Depravity, Part 1, by Rev. Paul den Butter
2. The German Reformer Martin Luther, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: Romans 1:16,17]
3. The Most Influential Man of the Millennium - Martin Luther Tops Secular List, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
4. Martin Luther: The Monk Through Whom God Shook the World, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Acts 26, Romans 1:17]

R.C. Sproul: For Justification By Faith Alone

Here is just a few short quotes from Dr. R. C. Spoul's book,  Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification:

"Does saving faith require a trust in the righteousness of Christ alone as the grounds of our justification? Or may a person have a different view of the gospel and still be a Christian?" 
"The Reformation was waged, not over the issue of justification by faith, but over the issue of justification by faith alone. It was the Sola of Sola Fide that was the central point of dispute." 

" Agreement between Rome and Evangelicals can be reached in several ways. One is for Evangelicals to abandon their historic position of Sola Fide. A second is for Rome to adopt Sola Fide as its official doctrine. The third is for agreement to be reached that Sola Fide is not essential to the gospel."