AUGSBURG CONFESSION PRESENTATION
Every year we commemorate Augsburg Confession Presentation. The confessors gathered together in Augsburg on June 25th 1530 for the presentation of their statement of faith to the Emperor - Charles V. He was not really excited that some of his electors and rulers uphold the ideas of Luther's reformation (who, by the way, was still outlawed since 1521). Luther himself had to "hide" in Coburg - for this very reason, being an outlaw was not a status one wants to take lightly in the Medieval Europe. Here is a link to a good (and short!)
article that retells the background and story of the presentation.
So, it was a very pleasant surprise, when one of the members of Zion's family of faith gave a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther (originally made by Lucas Cranach the Elder) that he made himself. Again, Luther could not be at Augsburg for obvious reasons, yet - he was the engine behind the Reformation movement of the Church. Ecclesia semper Reformanda! (Always Reforming Church!).
Wow that man is really handsome and his painting is not bad either!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pastor, for this very thoughtful post.