W. Robert Godfrey
Stephen Nichols
Steffen Mueller
Matthias Lohmann
Albert Mohler
Every Christian a Priest

In contrast to the New Testament teaching that "there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. 2:5), the medieval Western church had multiplied mediators between God and human beings. Martin Luther forcefully countered this in his work The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. This session will look at Luther's emphasis on the Christian's direct access to God through Christ, explaining why this doctrine is so important to our assurance, proper Christian ministry, and the gospel.

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Dr. W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. He is featured teacher for many Ligonier teaching series, including Not Ashamed: Paul’s Letter to the Romans. He is author of many books, including Saving the Reformation, Learning to Love the Psalms, and John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor.

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