On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed a letter to a church door initiating the Protestant Reformation. The letter invited debate on 95 statements. Martin Luther was seeking salvation through good works but realized salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ. October 31st marks a new beginning for the church and can also be a new beginning for finding salvation through faith for the reader.

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October 31st is a very special day, not because of Halloween, but
because of another important event that literally CHANGED the world!
On October 31st, almost five hundred years ago, in the year 1517,
Martin Luther nailed a letter to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
His letter invited a debate on ninety-five different statements and
initiated what is known today as the Protestant Reformation!

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Martin Luther was a deeply religious man who was seeking
salvation. To find answers, he became a monk and tried to earn his
way into heaven by good works. But all his efforts never seemed
enough! As he studied the Word of God he realized that “All have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) and “For it
is by grace we have been saved through faith, it is a gift of God and
not from yourselves, not by works that no one can boast”
(Ephesians 2:8-9.)

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Martin Luther then began reading Romans in the Bible and
came to verse 1:17 and discovered “The just shall live by
faith.”
Luther realized that no amount of good works would
achieve salvation for him. People are not saved by their
works, but by their faith in Jesus Christ!
Have you been trying to earn your way into heaven?

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Read Philippians 3:1-11.
Paul and Martin Luther both realized that anything they might do
to earn eternal life was rubbish. Righteousness can only come
through faith in Christ. Only though that faith can we enter into
the presence of God!
October 31st was a new beginning for the church. It can also be a
new beginning for you!
All you need to do is to believe in Christ.

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