Abandon the Reformation, Abandon the Gospel

Posted on October 31, 2011 
Filed under History, Theology

“There they sat. Relics. Lots of them. There was a cut of fabric from the swaddling cloth of baby Jesus, 13 pieces from his crib, a strand of straw from the manger, a piece of gold from a Wise Man, three pieces of myrrh, a morsel of bread from the Last Supper, a thorn from the crown Jesus wore when crucified, and, to top it all off, a genuine piece of stone that Jesus stood on to ascend to the Father’s right hand…”

– At The Gospel Coalition, Matthew Barrett writes for Reformation Day (October 31).