Jeremiah 31:31-34 • Psalm 46 (7) • Romans 3:19-28 Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34 • Psalm 46 (7) • Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36

I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Jeremiah 31:31b

Sola Scriptura, altarpiece detail Lucas Cranach the Younger Weimar, Germany Luther Posting the 95 Theses, detail Ferdinand Pauwels

I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33b

Smithsonian American Art Museum Sunday Morning Thomas Wood Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC

they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord. Jeremiah 31:34b

A Couple Warming Themselves While Reading a Bible Jan Steen Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Belgium

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

Guidance – Day and Night Mike Moyers Nashville, TN

“Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10a

Autumn Woods -- Albert Bierstadt, New York Historical Society, New York, NY

Old Woman in Prayer Gerrit Dou National Museum Warsaw, Poland

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46:11

A Mighty Fortress is Our God Gotthardt Kuehl Colored print

For there is no distinction, since all have sinned … they are now justified by his grace as a gift … Romans 3:22b, 23a,

(Discovering the doctrine of Justification by Faith) Dawn: Luther at Erfurt (Discovering the doctrine of Justification by Faith) J. Noel Paton National Gallery Edinburgh, Scotland

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. Romans 3:24a-25

Amsterdam, Netherlands The Three Crosses Rembrandt Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands

For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. Romans 3:28

Liturgical stained glass by Sarah Hall The Living Cross Liturgical stained glass by Sarah Hall

“… and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:32a

Smithsonian American Art Museum Come Unto Me William Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC

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