The Theology of Martin LutherThis is a comprehensive and systematic survey of Martin Luther's entire thought by an internationally recognized authority in the field of Reformation research. The main theological questions which engaged the Reformer's attention are set forth in clear and simple fashion, along with a host of quotations from this own writings to illumine the presentation. Scholars and laypersons alike will appreciate the more than a thousand instances in which the author allows Luther to speak forcefully and directly for himself. |
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Page 158
... Satan sinned when God forsook him . " And since Satan has now become evil , God incites him to further evil ; he even incites him to bring man to sin . Luther makes a sharp differentiation between the fact that God is not the author of ...
... Satan sinned when God forsook him . " And since Satan has now become evil , God incites him to further evil ; he even incites him to bring man to sin . Luther makes a sharp differentiation between the fact that God is not the author of ...
Page 164
... Satan rides , it wills and goes where Satan wills . " So man's will cannot select his rider or run to him ; " but the riders themselves fight to decide who shall have and hold it . " Satan , when he has gained control over man , does ...
... Satan rides , it wills and goes where Satan wills . " So man's will cannot select his rider or run to him ; " but the riders themselves fight to decide who shall have and hold it . " Satan , when he has gained control over man , does ...
Page 167
... Satan or the law still remain instruments that work in our lives . We should therefore not only see God's work and Satan's work as one ; we should at the same time also ... Satan's purpose in a given Man Between God and Satan 167.
... Satan or the law still remain instruments that work in our lives . We should therefore not only see God's work and Satan's work as one ; we should at the same time also ... Satan's purpose in a given Man Between God and Satan 167.
Contents
THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE AND of the CREEDS 39 | 5 |
THE GENERAL AND THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE OF GOD | 15 |
THE THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS | 25 |
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