Renewing Your Mind Tower Experience
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Oct 29, 2025 
R.C. Sproul, a distinguished Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, delves into Martin Luther's transformative Tower Experience. He reveals how Luther's encounter with Romans reshaped his understanding of justification by faith, emphasizing that righteousness is a gift received, not earned. Sproul also discusses the linguistic nuances between Latin and Greek that impacted theological interpretations. The conversation highlights Luther's personal conversion and his relentless advocacy for justification by faith alone, a pivotal moment in Reformation history.
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Luther's Move To Wittenberg And Protector
- Martin Luther moved from Erfurt to Wittenberg to teach Bible and joined Frederick the Wise's plan to build an intellectual center.
- Frederick assembled relics and protected Luther politically, enabling Luther's work to continue.
Wittenberg's Reliquary Ambition
- Frederick the Wise amassed over 19,000 relics to make Wittenberg a pilgrimage destination.
- The relics' claimed indulgence value totaled about 1,902 years and seven months off purgatory.
Luther's Plain-Sense Biblical Method
- Luther rejected the medieval quadriga and pushed for the sensus literalis—interpreting Scripture by its plain, original literary genre.
- He argued a noun is a noun and sought to prevent mystical, allegorical distortions of the Bible.
