{"id":3846,"date":"2017-02-02T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T22:51:56","slug":"5-minutes-church-history-ten-theses-berne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2017\/02\/5-minutes-church-history-ten-theses-berne\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Minutes in Church History: The Ten Theses of Berne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The city of Berne is in northern Germany, toward the west, not too far from the border with the Netherlands. In 1520, Berchtold Haller came to the church at St. Vincent in the city. Haller had been influenced by Philip Melanchthon and Huldrych Zwingli. Later, especially after 1521, Haller and Zwingli would correspond often and would consider themselves allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nHaller was interested in Reformation ideas and was leaning toward the Reformation, but the city was not. In 1523, the city affirmed Roman Catholic doctrines. In fact, it explicitly forbade the preaching of Protestantism and of Luther\u2019s ideas. But one thing that the city allowed\u2014and this is fascinating\u2014was the preaching of biblical themes, and that\u2019s exactly what Haller set out to do from the pulpit at St. Vincent. And guess what happened? In 1525, the sermons started replacing the Mass at St. Vincent. Haller put an end to the ritual of the Mass, and by 1527, Reformed ideas basically had the run of the city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9061\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/christianpodcastcentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Berchtold-Haller-Coin.png\" alt=\"Berchtold Haller's Ten Theses of Berne\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berchtold Haller Coin, Translation: \u201cWe Hold Firmly What God Gave Us\u201d, Image: VHobbies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn January 6, 1528, the city council called for a dispute, and the Ten Theses of Berne were presented. They were roundly affirmed. There were only a few dissenting ministers in the city at that time, but they quickly departed, and the city of Berne became staunchly and firmly a Reformation city. There was quite a ripple effect from the Ten Theses at Berne. The effect was felt at Basel, at Saalhausen, at Lausanne, at Geneva, and even in the Netherlands and as far away as England.<\/p>\nLet\u2019s take a look at some of these theses. The first one simply says,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n\u201cThe holy Christian Church, whose only Head is Christ, is born of the Word of God, abides in the same, and does not listen to the voice of a stranger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nYou get there the sense of how short these theses are, and in fact, all ten of them are fairly short. You also get there the emphasis on the Word of God, and of course, it\u2019s obvious what the implication is of \u201cthe voice of a stranger\u201d<\/em> that has crowded in and was preaching a false gospel.<\/p>\nThe second thesis states,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cThe Church of Christ makes no laws or commandments without God\u2019s Word. Hence, all human traditions<\/em>,\u201d which are called ecclesiastical commandments, \u201care binding upon us only insofar as they are based on and commanded by God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThere we have a clear articulation of the Reformation plank of sola Scriptura<\/em>: that the Scriptures alone are the church\u2019s authority and that the church is not to rely on an extrabiblical source for its regulations, its commandments, and its guides.<\/p>\nWe find in thesis number three that,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cChrist is our only wisdom, righteousness, redemption, and payment for the sins of the whole world. Hence, it is a denial of Christ when we acknowledge another merit for salvation and satisfaction of sin.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnd here we\u2019re touching upon other Reformation planks: sola fide<\/em>, sola gratia<\/em>, and solus Christus<\/em>.<\/p>\nThesis six says,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cAs Christ alone died for us, He is to be worshiped as the only Mediator and Advocate between God the Father and us believers; therefore, to propose the invoking of other mediators and advocates beyond this life is contrary to Scripture.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Ten Theses of Berne thus provide a concise statement of the Reformation and the doctrines of sola Scriptura<\/em>, sola fide<\/em>, sola gratia<\/em>, and solus Christus<\/em>.<\/p>\nStay connected with\u00a05 Minutes in Church History\u00a0by getting the weekly podcast on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/5-minutes-in-church-history\/id684370851\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">iTunes<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/5churchhistory\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SoundCloud<\/em><\/a>, or via\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.5minutesinchurchhistory.com\/5ChurchHistory\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/em><\/a>. 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