Martin Luther changed the world when his extremely controversial ideas were distributed by the new technology of the printing press. God used this man who was so grounded in scripture that he was willing to face death rather than recant to launch the visible reformation of the Church. And his impact is still felt strongly today.
One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther is his statement about the importance of standing for not just truth but for controversial truth:
If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ.
I don't believe there has been a time more ripe than now for the repetition of what happened in Martin Luther's day. As the printing press allowed Luther's words to be distributed to the masses, the Internet today allows for the publication and distribution of thoughts and concepts in a way unimaginable just a decade earlier.
The technology is in place. The human inability and debauchery is in place. Now we need someone to step into the role that Martin Luther filled 500 years ago. May God raise such a person soon.
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