500 years ago today, Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. This marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. In his publication, Luther criticized the sale of indulgences, the papal pardons which reduced the amount of punishment for sins in Purgatory. We can all…
Author: ELLIOTT NESCH
New Book: Early Christian Commentary of the Sermon on the Mount
My new book, Early Christian Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, is now available. From the description: What the world needs today is not a new definition of Christianity, but a present-day demonstration of Christianity. Rather than re-define Christianity to accommodate our present generation, we must re-discover Christianity from the apostolic generation. In this regard,…
Does The Last Reformation Get Back to the Book of Acts?
The Last Reformation is a global movement founded by Torben Sondergaard. On the Last Reformation website, it is stated, “We believe that the church is facing a new reformation.” Specifically, A reformation that will go deeper than any reformation before: away from church traditions, suffocating structures and countless meetings in church buildings. We believe that it is…
Our Recent “Worship Experience” at Elevation Church
On Sunday, I took two of my children with me to rescue the lost from a “Worship Experience” of Elevation “Church” at one of the nine locations in North Carolina. Two greeters approached us at the doors who gave my children “ekidz” slap bracelets and began asking me questions. I told them about how we are traveling…
Marriage, Divorce and Adultery
This issue of divorce and remarriage often provokes some of the most intense emotions felt by the human heart because there is no relationship more personal than that of marriage. Most of us have many relatives and close friends who have had multiple divorces and remarriages. But Jesus explicitly taught that divorce and remarriage is…