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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... prayer and the Word of God, namely, that when evil lust stirs, a man flee to prayer, call upon God's mercy and help, read and meditate on the gospel, and in it consider Christ's sufferings....In this work a good, strong faith is a great ...
... prayer and the Word of God, namely, that when evil lust stirs, a man flee to prayer, call upon God's mercy and help, read and meditate on the gospel, and in it consider Christ's sufferings....In this work a good, strong faith is a great ...
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... prayer will turn the heart and mind away from temptations to what we know of God and his mercy. The afflicted man will say, “I know nothing of any other Christ save him whom the Father gave and who died for me and for my sins, and I ...
... prayer will turn the heart and mind away from temptations to what we know of God and his mercy. The afflicted man will say, “I know nothing of any other Christ save him whom the Father gave and who died for me and for my sins, and I ...
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... very wicked demon, but we succeeded in subduing him by perseverance and by unceasing prayer and unquestioning faith.{116} The same will happen among you if you continue Evangelical clergyman and quickly won the confidence of his ...
... very wicked demon, but we succeeded in subduing him by perseverance and by unceasing prayer and unquestioning faith.{116} The same will happen among you if you continue Evangelical clergyman and quickly won the confidence of his ...
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... praying. By this means I have restrained many similar spirits in different places, for the prayer of the Church prevails at last. Consequently you should have no doubt, if you pray in truth and with perseverance, that this wicked spirit ...
... praying. By this means I have restrained many similar spirits in different places, for the prayer of the Church prevails at last. Consequently you should have no doubt, if you pray in truth and with perseverance, that this wicked spirit ...
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... prayer for the girl and our contempt of the devil until finally, Christ permitting, he lets her alone. It would also be good if the princes who are accused by this sign would lay aside their vices, for the evil spirit indicates that he ...
... prayer for the girl and our contempt of the devil until finally, Christ permitting, he lets her alone. It would also be good if the princes who are accused by this sign would lay aside their vices, for the evil spirit indicates that he ...
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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