Luther: Letters of Spiritual CounselPickle Partners Publishing, 2018 M09 3 - 349 pages Martin Luther is often thought of as a world-shaking figure who defied papacy and empire to introduce a reformation in the teaching, worship, organization, and life of the church. Sometimes it is forgotten that he was also a pastor and shepherd of souls. Collected in this volume are Luther’s letters of spiritual counsel, which he offered to his contemporaries in the midst of sickness, death, persecution, imprisonment, famine, and political instability. For Luther, spiritual counsel was about establishing, nurturing, and strengthening faith. Freshly translated from the original German and Latin, these letters shed light on the fascinating relationship between his pastoral counsel and his theology. “Since spiritual direction is not the wholesale application of general principles, but the painstaking working out of spirituality in specific situations, the personal letter is one of its best expressions. Luther knew the holy gospel and the human heart, and the double knowledge is evident on the pages of these letters.”—Eugene H. Peterson, Regent College |
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... Father. He is not forsaking those who suffer. He loves them more than they love themselves. Accordingly the sick are admonished to remember and hold fast to what they have learned in church of the Word of God. They need have no fear of ...
... Father. He is not forsaking those who suffer. He loves them more than they love themselves. Accordingly the sick are admonished to remember and hold fast to what they have learned in church of the Word of God. They need have no fear of ...
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... Father to share our miseries and captivity (that is, our flesh and wretched life) and took upon himself the penalty of our sins in order that we may be saved. It is as Isaiah wrote in ch. 43, “Thou hast made me to serve with thy sins ...
... Father to share our miseries and captivity (that is, our flesh and wretched life) and took upon himself the penalty of our sins in order that we may be saved. It is as Isaiah wrote in ch. 43, “Thou hast made me to serve with thy sins ...
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... father of the fatherland, as the pre-eminent ornament and guardian of the whole empire, and especially of the German nation. We ought to do more than console Your Lordship as much as we can, more than sympathize with Your Lordship in ...
... father of the fatherland, as the pre-eminent ornament and guardian of the whole empire, and especially of the German nation. We ought to do more than console Your Lordship as much as we can, more than sympathize with Your Lordship in ...
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... FATHER JOHN LUTHER. Feb. 15, 1530 Luther was a dutiful son who respected and loved his father. His parents were present at his marriage to Catherine von Bora in 1523, and they visited, the Reformer and his wife several times in ...
... FATHER JOHN LUTHER. Feb. 15, 1530 Luther was a dutiful son who respected and loved his father. His parents were present at his marriage to Catherine von Bora in 1523, and they visited, the Reformer and his wife several times in ...
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... father, John Luther, citizen in the valley of Mansfeld: grace and peace in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Dear Father: My brother James{54} has written me that you are seriously ill. As the weather is bad and the season ...
... father, John Luther, citizen in the valley of Mansfeld: grace and peace in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Dear Father: My brother James{54} has written me that you are seriously ill. As the weather is bad and the season ...
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Accordingly Amen asked Augustinian believe brother cause Christian Church comfort commanded confession conscience counsel counts of Mansfeld dear Lord death devil Doctor Duke George duke of Saxony Eisleben ELECTOR JOHN elector of Saxony Evangelical evil faith father flee following letter George Spalatin give glory God’s grace God’s keeping God’s Word godly gospel grace and peace gracious lord Hausmann heart Herewith I commit highborn Prince Holy honor JOHN OF SAXONY Jonas Justus Jonas live Lord Jesus Christ Lord’s Luther wrote Macaronic text Majesty Mansfeld margrave of Meissen married Martin Luther Matt matter monastery neighbor pastor peace in Christ pestilence Philip Melanchthon pray prayers preachers Reformation Sacrament Saint Paul Satan Scriptures Serene sick sins spirit suffer TABLE TALK RECORDED Text in German Text in Latin things thou thoughts Thuringia town council wife wish Wittenberg write written Zwickau