Jin O Jeong Articles
The Way of the Cross XV: Heidelberg Disputation, Thesis XV
In the previous thesis, we discussed Luther’s two primary elements on the Will: the active will and the passive will. While Scholastic theology in the Middle Ages argued that with active power by free will even after the fall, human beings can accumulate merits to be saved, Luther argued that there ... 
The Way of the Cross XIV: Heidelberg Disputation, Thesis XIV
In the previous thesis, Luther boldly asserted that the will after the fall of Adam was captive and subjected to sin; it exists in name only, and as long as it does, what it is able to do, it commits mortal sins. 
The Faith of 'Ubuntu'
An anthropologist who was studying a tribe in South Africa put down a basket full of fresh sweet strawberries and promised to give all the fruit to the first child who got to the basket. That was translated and told to the kids. 
The Way of the Cross XIII: Heidelberg Disputation, Thesis XIII
In this thesis, Luther boldly asserted that for the will after the fall of Adam is captive and subject to sin; it exists in name only, and as long as it does what it is able to do, it commits a mortal sin. This thesis was perhaps the most offensive of all to the papal party in Luther’s day. In ... 
Zwingli's View on the Lord's Supper, and Luther's Criticism
Zwingli's view on the Eucharist (as well as baptism) is heavily influenced by two factors. First, Zwingli had served as a chaplain in the Swiss Confederacy. In this military context Zwingli learned the importance of rank and allegiance. He spoke of the essence of the sacrament as consisting in ... 
Do We Have Free Will, or Are We Under the Bondage of Will? A Look at Martin Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, Part II
Then, here is the question that arises: If that is true what is the free will for man? What on earth is the free will to choose whatever I do and wherever I go? Luther says that if we are to use the term “free will” at all, we should limit it to our everyday freedom in those things that are below ... 
Do We Have Free Will, or Are We Under the Bondage of Will? A Look at Martin Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, Part I
Theses 1 through 12 deal with the question of our objective deeds: “What must a man do to be saved? How humans can advance on the path to righteousness? For these questions, the theologian of glory answers that the good works of man are necessary for our righteousness before God, but Luther ... 
Sola Gracia – Lutheran’s Theology of Salvation by the Grace Alone, Part II
Although this controversy happened almost five hundred years ago, it is significant for the church today. This controversy is important today because many deny that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. 
Sola Gracia – Lutheran’s Theology of Salvation by the Grace Alone, Part I
The clash between Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus over the issue of free will is “one of the most famous exchanges in western intellectual history”. On September 1, 1524, Erasmus published his treatise On the Freedom of the Will. In his treatise, Erasmus emphasized Human Free Will in ... 
Biblical Evidence of Jesus’ Divine Nature, and Why His Divine Nature Is So Important
As Pastor Jin O Jeong considers Jehovah's Witnesses' rejection of the Trinity, he argues that the Bible shows evidence of Jesus' divine nature, and that Jesus' divine nature as both God and human is central to the gospel and to the Christian faith.
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