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Article: Seeing and Believing in the Commentaries on John by Martin Bucer and John Calvin.
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- December 1, 1999
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Nevertheless, all Lutherans, compelled by the arguments of the faithful, begin to distinguish concerning faith.
John Eck.(1)
John Eck's allegation that those advancing justification by faith alone were themselves finding it necessary to distinguish different types of faith describes accurately the reality in the evangelical movement in the 1530s-1550s. The Reformers' initial clarity and optimism about saving faith is seen, for example, in Article 20 of the Augsburg Confession (1530), which describes the scriptural view of faith as a confidence in God and a certain assurance of God's grace. Moreover, the Confession carefully distinguishes this true faith ...