Episode 99 – The Babylonian Captivity Part 3

About this episode

Evan Gaertner and Mike Yalgey discuss Martin Luther's views on the Lord's Supper and its implications for grace and salvation.

Evan Gaertner and Mike Yalgey continue the conversation of Martin Luther’s treatise on the Catholic church’s medieval sacramental system, which was holding captive Christians. This episode focuses on the Lord’s Supper being described as a sacrifice vs a promise. Luther challenged the teaching that the Mass was a re-sacrifice of Christ’s passion. When the Lord’s Supper is turned into a good work, it becomes a measurement of how much we deserve to be welcomed by God. When the Lord’s Supper is offered as a gift of promise, then it is received by a sinner as a glad welcome. Luther emphasized that grace arrives through the pure and unmerited love of Christ. Beer Break Wrexham Lager : A lager that has been around since 1882 and has been renewed in its fame because of Wrexham AFC’s resurgence as a football club in the Welsh town of Wrexham.

People in this episode

Host: Evan Gaertner

Guest: Mike Yalgey

Topics covered

• Babylonian Captivity
• Lord's Supper
• sacrifice vs promise
• Martin Luther
• Catholic church
• grace
• Christianity

Keywords

• Babylonian Captivity
• Lord's Supper
• sacrifice
• promise
• Martin Luther
• grace
• Catholic church
• Wrexham Lager

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wrexham AFC

Products: Wrexham Lager

Books & works: Martin Luther’s treatise

Places: Wrexham