Nathan Busenitz > Quotes

“Void of the right object, faith is nothing more than wishful thinking. It is pitiful and powerless. But placed in God, faith is the essence of salvation and the heart of the Christian life. The”
― Nathan Busenitz, Men of the Word: Insights for Life from Men Who Walked with God

“Noting the parallels between Clement and Martin Luther, Jordan Cooper concludes, “For both Clement and Luther, the Pauline polemic against works does not refer only to Jewish boundary markers, but to good works in general. If Clement were asked what works a man must perform to achieve justification, he would likely respond as did Luther: ‘Nothing at all.”
― Nathan Busenitz, Long Before Luther: Tracing the Heart of the Gospel From Christ to the Reformation

“To join with the saints each Sunday should be the Christian’s highest joy. Those who struggle with boredom or indifference when it comes to the church would do well to heed Paul’s sober advice in 2 Corinthians 13:5: “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith.”
― Nathan Busenitz, Men of the Word: Insights for Life from Men Who Walked with God

“Luther emphasizes this point in his Commentary on Galatians: “Christians are not made righteous in doing righteous things, but being now made righteous by faith in Christ, they do righteous things.”3”
― Nathan Busenitz, Long Before Luther: Tracing the Heart of the Gospel From Christ to the Reformation

“The Reformers taught that justification occurs at the moment of salvation, which means the believer is immediately declared righteous and restored to God’s favor. Sanctification, by contrast, takes place progressively over a believer’s entire life, and results in his or her growth in personal holiness through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
― Nathan Busenitz, Long Before Luther: Tracing the Heart of the Gospel From Christ to the Reformation