Mid-January, 1528 (Part 4)

Professor Martin Luther resumes work on his Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper. Having replied point-by-point to treatises of the sacramentarians, Luther, in Part Two, turns to a detailed analysis of four passages of Scripture relevant to understanding the Lord's Supper. [1] In today's Quotation (paragraphs 366 – 368 of the treatise), Luther begins his analysis of the…

Mid-January, 1528 (Part 3)

Professor Martin Luther resumes work on his Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper. Having replied point-by-point to treatises by the "sacramentarians," [1] Luther, in Part Two, turns to a detailed analysis of four passages of Scripture relevant to understanding the Lord's Supper. [2] In today's Quotation, taken from the introduction to Part Two (paragraphs 363 - 365 of…

Mid-January, 1528 (Part 2)

Professor Martin Luther resumes work on his Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper. Having replied point-by-point to treatises by the "sacramentarians," [1] Luther, in Part Two, turns to a detailed analysis of four passages of Scripture relevant to understanding the Lord's Supper. In today's Quotation, taken from the beginning of Part Two (paragraphs 360 - 362 of the…

Mid-January, 1528 (Part 1)

Having completed Concerning Rebaptism, A Letter of Martin Luther to Two Pastors, Luther resumes work on his Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper. Having replied point-by-point to treatises by Zwingli, Oecolampadius, Schwenkfeld, Krautwald, and Wycliffe, Luther, in Part Two, turns to a detailed analysis of four passages of Scripture relevant to understanding the Lord's Supper. [1] In today's…

First half of January 1528 (Part 11)

Martin Luther continues to write Concerning Rebaptism, A Letter of Martin Luther to Two Pastors. Today's Quotation is taken from paragraphs 80 and 81 of this letter, in which Luther concludes his general argument against the Anabaptist position on infant baptism. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] Now, if an adult wants to be baptized…

First half of January 1528 (Part 10)

Martin Luther continues to write Concerning Rebaptism, A Letter of Martin Luther to Two Pastors. Today's Quotation is taken from paragraphs 77 - 79 of this letter, in which Luther argues that in baptism one must trust in God's command, not one's own faith. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] This is our sure foundation…

First half of January 1528 (Part 9)

Martin Luther continues to write Concerning Rebaptism, A Letter of Martin Luther to Two Pastors. Today's Quotation is taken from paragraphs 73 - 76 of this letter, in which Luther continues his argument that infant baptism should not be rejected just because the Roman Church teaches it (as the Anabaptists contend), because there are many…

Easter, 1528? (Part 4)

Martin Luther preaches a sermon on the resurrection of Christ. Today's Quotation is taken from the conclusion of this brief sermon. [1] Quotation: [continued from the previous post] Who can comprehend such exceeding joy, much less utter it? That a wretched and defiled sinner may be so bold as to call God his Father and…

Easter, 1528? (Part 3)

Martin Luther preaches a sermon on the resurrection of Christ. Today's Quotation is taken from the third quarter of this brief sermon. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] Moreover, the title of being Christ’s brethren ascends so high that human thoughts are not able to comprehend it; for unless the Spirit, the Comforter, imparts this…

Easter, 1528? (Part 2)

Martin Luther preaches a sermon on the resurrection of Christ. Today's Quotation is taken from the second part of the sermon. [1] Quotation: [continued from the previous post] What, then, is Christ’s inheritance? In his power are life and death, sin and grace, and all that is in heaven and on earth, his are eternal…