How does Luther sum up the whole problem of good works in Theses 11 & 12?

		

		

		

		

		

	

How can we know that our sins are not “mortal”, that is, that they have not cut us off from the grace of Christ?

		

		

		

		

		

	

In what way is true hope promoted by the theology of the cross as taught in these first 12 theses?

		

		

		

		

		

		

	

In regard to the place of the human will in salvation, why do theologians of glory seek to give the will some small manner of freedom toward righteousness?

		

		

		

		

	

What did the Nominalists (a school of scholastic theology) teach, and why is this dangerous?

		

		

		

		

	

In what way is the struggle against God’s election evidence of a theology of glory?

		

		

		

		

		

	

What distinction does Luther make regarding “free will”? Why is this important?

		

		

		

		

		

	

Pr. David A. Kind

	

January 22, 2003