February 3, 1528 (Part 2)

Professor Martin Luther lectures on 1 Tim. 1:20–2:2. Our Quotation is taken from Luther's exposition of 1 Tim. 2:1: "First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people." Quotation: [continued from the previous post] "Supplications," i.e. prayers by which we pray for evils to be averted, so…

February 3, 1528 (Part 1)

Having returned from Torgau, Professor Martin Luther resumes his lectures on 1 Timothy. Today he covers 1 Tim. 1:20–2:2: "... Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for…

By January 27, 1528 (Part 5)

Martin Luther writes a Preface to the Instructions for the Visitors to Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony. Today's Quotation is taken from the conclusion of the Preface. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] But if some would willfully oppose it [1] and demand something else for no good reason, as one always finds wild heads…

By January 27, 1528 (Part 4)

Martin Luther writes a Preface to the Instructions for the Visitors to Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony. Today's Quotation is taken from the fourth quarter of the Preface. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] But the devil, through his poisonous, useless gossips, cannot leave any godly work unstained and unscathed. He has already, through our…

By January 27, 1528 (Part 3)

Martin Luther writes a Preface to the Instructions for the Visitors to Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony. Today's Quotation is taken from the third quarter of the Preface. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] Now that the gospel has again mercifully come to us through God’s inexpressible grace — or whether it has appeared for…

By January 27, 1528 (Part 2)

Martin Luther writes a Preface to the Instructions for the Visitors to Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony. Today's Quotation is taken from the second quarter of the Preface. In it, Luther discusses the office of bishop and its misuse. Quotation: [continued from the previous post] Finally, when things had reached their worst, the “Juncker’s” deputies…

By January 27, 1528 (Part 1)

Martin Luther writes a Preface to the Instructions for the Visitors to Parish Pastors in Electoral Saxony. [1] At Luther's urging, [2] Elector Johann (1468-1532) had appointed visitors to inspect the parishes of Saxony to see that the clergy were preaching evangelical doctrine and that they were being adequately supported financially. The first visitations were…

January 22, 1528 (Part 2)

Professor Martin Luther lectures on 1 Timothy 1:16-20. Today's Quotation is taken from the this lecture's exposition of verses 16 and 17: "But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal…

January 22, 1528 (Part 1)

Professor Martin Luther lectures on 1 Timothy 1:16-20. Today's Quotation is taken from the the beginning of this lecture, including the beginning of his exposition of v. 16 ("But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were…

January 21, 1528 (Part 6)

Professor Martin Luther lectures on 1 Timothy 1:13-15. Today's Quotation is taken from the the conclusion of his exposition of v. 14 ("and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.") Quotation: [continued from the previous post] God has not issued any example for our…