Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, I offer two quotes related to the Reformation in light of Reformation Day approaching this Sunday::

"67. I have set Christ and the Pope against each other, and as a result have put myself between the door and the hinge. If I should be brought down, Christ will certainly raise me up again" (p. 392-93)

"72. The entire foundation of the papacy consists of works, the Anabaptist is based upon suffering, the true Christian, however, neither on the one or other, but always on faith alone." (p. 393)

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Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther speaks of his battle against sin:

"1540. I have three evil dogs: ungratefulness, arrogance, and envy. When all three bite, one is badly mauled." (p. 156)

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Thirteen Theses on Writing

Over at the Faith and Theology blog, there is a nice post on Thirteen Theses on Writing. This one is the funniest:

6. Writing and jealousy. Like cleaning your ears or picking your nose, writing is something best done in private. All writing is solitary. Even collaborative efforts are stitched together from smaller, lonelier units. All sorts of things – in fact, most of the things that really matter – must be excluded in order to write. Like a drawn bowstring, the writer draws back from the world in order to pierce it more forcefully. The selfishness of the writer is jealousy for truth.

I encourage you to read all thirteen. These will be helpful for students, pastors and anyone else who has writing as a component of their life.

HT: Justin Taylor

Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther speaks of the sheer generosity of God:

"2224. God has given to the people this world and all its treasures, even though He knew they would be sinners. Can you imagine, then, what treasures He has for those who have become righteous through faith, of whom He knows that they will remain righteous for eternity?" (p. 109)

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Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, we move out of the realm of marriage and family into the realm of the heart:

"1092. A callous heart is not moved by promises, not changed by good deeds, not frightened by threats, and not improved through tribulations." (p. 103)

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