| "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. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point." |
| -Martin Luther |
Don't quite understand what Martin Luther means, could somebody maybe explain?:/
ReplyDeleteHe means: we must not be afraid to defend the points of scripture that are currently under attack by the devil( such as creation, homosexuality) and only defend the rest of the doctrine. We must defend the whole of it.
ReplyDeleteThe original quote is easier to understand:
Neither is it of any help if someone would say, “I will gladly confess Christ and His Word in every other article, except that I may keep silence about one or two that my tyrants may not tolerate, such as both species in the Sacrament and the like.” For whoever denies Christ in one article or word has denied the same Christ in that one article who would be denied by [denying] all the articles, since there is only one Christ in all His words, taken all together or singly.
Hope it helps!
GOD bless!
I suppose the Bible has a say on everything.
ReplyDeleteLiving as a Christian is not knowing and proclaiming a few pleasant truths, it is to let the Word of GOD do its work of " renewing our minds" ...
Thank you, understand it a lot better now!
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