Concerning Christian Liberty
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For not one word of God only, but both, should be preached; new and oldthings should be brought out of the treasury, as well the voice ofthe law as the word of grace. The voice of the law should be broughtforward, that men may be terrified and brought to a knowledge of theirsins, and thence be converted to penitence and to a better manner oflife. But we must not stop here; that would be to wound only and not tobind up, to strike and not to heal, to kill and not to make alive, tobring down to he...ll and not to bring back, to humble and not to exalt. Therefore the word of grace and of the promised remission of sin mustalso be preached, in order to teach and set up faith, since withoutthat word contrition, penitence, and all other duties, are performed andtaught in vain.
There still remain, it is true, preachers of repentance and grace, butthey do not explain the law and the promises of God to such an end, andin such a spirit, that men may learn whence repentance and grace are tocome. For repentance comes from the law of God, but faith or gracefrom the promises of God, as it is said, "Faith cometh by hearing, andhearing by the word of God" (Rom.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For not one word of God only, but both, should be preached; new and oldthings should be brought out of the treasury, as well the voice ofthe law as the word of grace. The voice of the law should be broughtforward, that men may be terrified and brought to a knowledge of theirsins, and thence be converted to penitence and to a better manner oflife. But we must not stop here; that would be to wound only and not tobind up, to strike and not to heal, to kill and not to make alive, tobring down to he...ll and not to bring back, to humble and not to exalt. Therefore the word of grace and of the promised remission of sin mustalso be preached, in order to teach and set up faith, since withoutthat word contrition, penitence, and all other duties, are performed andtaught in vain.
There still remain, it is true, preachers of repentance and grace, butthey do not explain the law and the promises of God to such an end, andin such a spirit, that men may learn whence repentance and grace are tocome. For repentance comes from the law of God, but faith or gracefrom the promises of God, as it is said, "Faith cometh by hearing, andhearing by the word of God" (Rom.
What to read after Concerning Christian Liberty?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 to read onlineMoreLess
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