Articles written by Edwin Vargas

Martin Luther wrote extensively on the sacred duty of prayer, advising his people to keep it simple by offering their prayers to God with a childlike faith.

Jul 15, 2011 - Edwin Vargas

Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" has been an inspiration to those who remain faithful to the battle cry of the Reformation.

Apr 14, 2011 - Edwin Vargas

Traditionally called "the Lord's Prayer," this prayer challenges us to place our own priorities under the priorities of God.

Feb 5, 2011 - Edwin Vargas

While Paul's authorship of the book of Romans is indisputable, the sequence of his activities that occasioned his writing of it is also important to determine.

Jan 29, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

Paul, the author of the book of Romans, was a zealous persecutor of early Christians who was later converted to Christ, after which he became one of His apostles.

Jan 26, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

Taking a careful look at the profile of the author of the book of Romans (i.e., Paul) is an important undertaking to understand and interpret it more accurately.

Jan 25, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

The Pauline authorship of the New Testament book of Romans remains indisputable in spite of a few objections among New Testament scholars.

Jan 24, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

Commonly called as the "Constitution of the Gospel," Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome is arguably the most theological of all the books of the New Testament.

Jan 23, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

The great theological divide between historic Protestantism and Roman Catholicism revolves around their respective treatments of both Scripture and tradition.

Jan 19, 2010 - Edwin Vargas

As it approaches its first 500 years, there currently exists within contemporary Protestantism the need for continuing reformation.

Nov 4, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

How is the Protestant Reformation doing now almost 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the main door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg?

Oct 31, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

While Christian humanism sought to reform the corrupt Church of Medieval Christendom through intellectual and ethical means, Protestantism did so on theological grounds.

Oct 25, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, commonly known among historians as the prince of the humanists, was an influential figure in the history of Protestant Reformation.

Oct 18, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

The Diet of Worms, into which Martin Luther was summoned by the political and religious hierarchies of Medieval Christendom, gave the Reformation its own defining moment.

Oct 14, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

Responses to Martin Luther's 95 theses led to a series of events that culminated in the birth of the third major branch of Christianity called Protestantism.

Oct 8, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

Originally meant for academic discussion, Martin Luther's 95 theses resulted in a massive movement that marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

Sep 22, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

Regarded by some as a rebel child of the Roman Catholic Church, Martin Luther has been counted by others, especially among Protestants, as a great hero of the faith.

Sep 2, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

The very page of human history into which the Protestant Reformation was born was a great century of global change. It was an age of discovery, exploration and expansion.

Aug 22, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

The immediate intellectual context into which the Protestant Reformation was born was the Renaissance.

Aug 8, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

The Protestant Reformation was born in the context of social change and economic makeover.

Aug 5, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

Protestants believe that the Reformation in the 16th century was a product of Divine Providence for which the political context surrounding this event is a case in point.

Jul 30, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

"After darkness, light!" This is how the Reformation Wall in Geneva summarizes the effects of the Protestant Reformation that led to the inauguration of the modern world.

Jul 26, 2009 - Edwin Vargas

The Protestant Reformation serves as a major landmark not only in Christian history but also that of the world, without which it would never have been as it is today.

Jul 23, 2009 - Edwin Vargas