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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... thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.”{42} Whoever remains unmoved by so clear an example, and whoever is not ... thou cursed one, into everlasting fire, for I was sick, and thou visitedst me not.{43} Ungrateful as thou art for all ...
... thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.”{42} Whoever remains unmoved by so clear an example, and whoever is not ... thou cursed one, into everlasting fire, for I was sick, and thou visitedst me not.{43} Ungrateful as thou art for all ...
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Martin Luther. world, thou wouldest not so much as lift a little finger to help thy brethren—nay, to help me, thy God and Saviour Christ, in thy brethren.” When, therefore, I learned, most illustrious prince, that Your Lordship has been ...
Martin Luther. world, thou wouldest not so much as lift a little finger to help thy brethren—nay, to help me, thy God and Saviour Christ, in thy brethren.” When, therefore, I learned, most illustrious prince, that Your Lordship has been ...
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... , “Alleluia!” “This do, and thou shalt live.”{101} Christ our Lord, “which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ,”{102} and he will do the same in all of us although we are poor sinners. “Likewise.
... , “Alleluia!” “This do, and thou shalt live.”{101} Christ our Lord, “which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ,”{102} and he will do the same in all of us although we are poor sinners. “Likewise.
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... thou shalt glorify me'{151}; we unworthy sinners, relying on these thy words and commands, pray for thy mercy with such faith as we can muster. Graciously deign to free this man from all evil, and put to nought the work that Satan has ...
... thou shalt glorify me'{151}; we unworthy sinners, relying on these thy words and commands, pray for thy mercy with such faith as we can muster. Graciously deign to free this man from all evil, and put to nought the work that Satan has ...
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... thou wilt always be Father; that I know very well.” Our dear Lord and Saviour, who is also the model of all our sufferings, comfort you and stamp himself upon your heart that you may offer him this sacrifice of a broken spirit{194} and ...
... thou wilt always be Father; that I know very well.” Our dear Lord and Saviour, who is also the model of all our sufferings, comfort you and stamp himself upon your heart that you may offer him this sacrifice of a broken spirit{194} and ...
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