Love and necessity control all law; and there should be no law that cannot be enforced and applied in love. If it cannot, then let it be done away with, even though an angel from heaven had promulgated it. All this is intended to help and strengthen our hearts and consciences. In this way ourContinue reading “Love and necessity control all law”
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Martin Luther on the Tenth Leper
As plain as it is, great is the example this Gospel presents to us. In the leper it teaches us faith, in Christ it teaches us love. Now, as I have often said, faith and love constitute the whole character of the Christian. Faith receives, love gives. Faith brings man to God, love brings manContinue reading “Martin Luther on the Tenth Leper”
The man who here lies half dead, wounded and stripped of his clothing, is Adam and all mankind.
The man who here lies half dead, wounded and stripped of his clothing, is Adam and all mankind. The murderers are the devils who robbed and wounded us, and left us lying prostrate half dead. We still struggle a little for life; but there lies horse and man, we cannot help ourselves to our feet,Continue reading “The man who here lies half dead, wounded and stripped of his clothing, is Adam and all mankind.”
Where this mercy is not, there is also no faith.
Where this mercy is not, there is also no faith. For if your heart is in the state of faith that you know your God has revealed himself to you to be so good and merciful, without thy merit, and purely gratuitously, while you were still his enemy and a child of eternal wrath; ifContinue reading “Where this mercy is not, there is also no faith.”
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