{"id":31008,"date":"2022-10-31T22:07:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T02:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31008"},"modified":"2022-10-31T22:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T02:07:41","slug":"monday-morning-moment-reformation-day-a-halloween-that-changed-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31008","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Moment – Reformation Day – A Halloween that Changed the World"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

\"blog-martin-luther-reformation-day-prae-hu\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Prae.hu<\/a><\/p>\n

[Adapted from the Archives<\/a>]<\/p>\n

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.<\/em> \u2013 Ephesians 2:8-9<\/p>\n

On October 31, 1517, Catholic priest Martin Luther nailed a document known as his 95 theses <\/a>on the door of the Wittenberg church. In this public stand against the Catholic practices of that day, he would divide Christianity into at least two camps \u2013 that of Protestants (the Reformers) and the Catholics.<\/p>\n

Today marks the 505th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. October 31 is known as Reformation Day\u2026and, of course, Halloween.<\/p>\n

October 31, for most in the US for sure, is a huge family\/community cultural event (very different from the historical Halloween<\/a>). Parties, dress-up, spooky decorations, and sweet treats.\"blog-halloween-2016\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For those of us who are Christian, identifying more Protestant than Catholic, we wouldn\u2019t want to miss the historic significance of this day as well.<\/p>\n

Justin Holcomb<\/a>\u2018s piece on the five solas <\/a>lists the fundamental elements of the Christian faith (as put forth by the Reformers) and the substantiating Scriptures. Below are the five (see article for commentary and Bible verses):
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Sola Scriptura <\/em><\/strong>(\u201cScripture alone\u201d): The Bible<\/a> alone is our highest authority.<\/li>\n
  2. Sola Fide\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(\u201cfaith alone\u201d): We are saved through faith alone in Jesus Christ.<\/li>\n
  3. Sola Gratia <\/em><\/strong>(\u201cgrace alone\u201d): We are saved by the grace of God alone.<\/li>\n
  4. Solus Christus\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(\u201cChrist alone\u201d): Jesus Christ alone is our Lord, Savior, and King.<\/li>\n
  5. Soli Deo Gloria <\/em><\/strong>(\u201cto the glory of God alone\u201d): We live for the glory of God alone.*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [See links below for articles\/resources on the full relevance of this day for us personally, for our families, and for culture, in general.]<\/p>\n

    In all you might savor in this day, this 31st day of October, consider how Martin Luther changed a world, by taking a stand\u2026 Some of our children will choose to dress-up in super-hero costumes \u2013 taking on larger than life personas for the good of those around them. They are more like Martin Luther, in that, than they may know.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"blog-halloween-martin-luther-costume\"<\/a>\"blog-martin-luther-legos-pinterest\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Pinterest; <\/a>Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n

    *<\/em>5 Points From the Past That Should Matter to You<\/em> \u2013 Justin Holcomb<\/a><\/p>\n

    5 Bible Verses to Read on Reformation Day<\/em> \u2013 Andy Rau<\/a><\/p>\n

    October 31 \u2013 Halloween Dress-up and Reformation Day Stand-up \u2013 <\/em>DebMillsWriter<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reformation Day: Resources to Help Us Remember<\/em> \u2013 Desiring God<\/a><\/p>\n

    Man Between God and the Devil: Martin Luther and the Reclamation of Halloween<\/em> \u2013 William E. Flippin, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Photo Credit: Prae.hu [Adapted from the Archives] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. \u2013 Ephesians 2:8-9 On October 31, 1517, Catholic priest Martin Luther nailed a document known … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Reformation Day – A Halloween that Changed the World<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[799,1705,1618,183,1732,263,2611,1450,353,761,1002],"tags":[3895,3891,3886,2267,10351,3885,2269,1459,1458,3883,2268,3884,3894,462,3888,3887,10350],"class_list":["post-31008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-2","category-conversations","category-courage","category-culture-religion","category-leadership","category-lives-full-of-god","category-love-your-neighbor","category-monday-morning","category-monday-morning-moment","category-redeeming-restoring","category-transformational","tag-95-theses","tag-andy-rau","tag-five-solas","tag-halloween","tag-jr","tag-justin-holcomb","tag-martin-luther","tag-monday-morning","tag-monday-morning-moment","tag-protestantism","tag-reformation-day","tag-reformers","tag-religious-persecution","tag-scripture","tag-super-heroes","tag-trick-or-treat","tag-william-e-flippin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-848","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31011,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31008\/revisions\/31011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}