Why Trubar matters
Why Trubar still matters today
Trubar gave Slovenes their book and their literary language. But he saw the book and the language as tools for something greater: that everyone could read the Bible for themselves and come to know God personally.
Reflections
- I Primož Trubar – a man for all seasons The whole cultural world remembered the father of the Slovene book on his 500th birthday. Christians remember him above all for what he did for his people in the spiritual and eternal sense.
- II Reformation for everyone Five hundred years ago the reformers placed Slovenes in the cultural and spiritual space of Europe. But the book and the language were only tools: what they cared about was a personal spiritual reform.
- III Trubar’s message: the Bible, inspiration and challenge The Bible was Trubar’s inspiration, foundation and starting point for everything he did. When we think about this giant’s message, we must start with the cornerstone.
- IV God, the friend of man More than any earlier preacher of the gospel, Trubar showed Slovenes a God who is approachable, who truly loves all people, forgives sins and accepts everyone.
Primož Trubar, Catechism 1550
The true knowledge of God
“With such faith a Christian can stand and withstand in troubles and temptations …”
“True Christian faith in a person creates such good habits and thinking and completely changes him. From a foolish person he becomes wise, from a sinner faith makes him a saint; in short, it takes him from hell and puts him in heaven. Now remember this well and see to it that you get this faith from God by listening to God’s word and with daily prayer. And live an honest life. May the heavenly Father grant us such faith because of his beloved Son Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit! To him be all honour and praise, always and for ever. Amen.”
“But true faith, which Christ speaks about everywhere in the Gospels and which Saint Paul, the apostles and prophets write about, is possessed only by one who not only knows and believes that God exists, but also knows the true God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit: the faith by which a person receives the forgiveness of sins and is made godly and righteous before God, so that he comes into heaven.”
Evangelical churches
Would you like to know more about evangelical churches?
All Christian churches (Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant) have in common that they are part of the Christian tradition in our land and accept the Bible as the foundation of faith. Sadly, most Slovenes know the Protestant churches of the Reformation heritage only slightly. If you would like to know more about a Protestant church near you, write to info@primoztrubar.si.
Video
Views of Trubar
Conversations about what Trubar means to us today (in Slovene).
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