Because this quote cannot be tweeted too much.
From a letter by Luther to his friend, Spalatin, who had fallen into a great depression over his sin:
“Do not let your sin stick in your mind, but get rid of it. Quit your despondency, which is a far greater sin…. 1/5
From a letter by Luther to his friend, Spalatin, who had fallen into a great depression over his sin:
“Do not let your sin stick in your mind, but get rid of it. Quit your despondency, which is a far greater sin…. 1/5
It must surely be that heretofore you have been only a trifling sinner, conscious only of paltry and insignificant faults & frailties… Therefore my faithful request and admonition is that you join our company and associate with us, who are real, great, & hard-boiled sinners. 2/
You must by no means make Christ to seem paltry and trifling to us, as though He could be our Helper only when we want to be rid from imaginary, nominal, and childish sins. No, no! That would not be good for us. 3/
He must rather be a Savior and Redeemer from real, great, grievous, and damnable transgressions and iniquities, yea, from the very greatest and most shocking sins…. 4/
You want to be a painted sinner and, accordingly, expect to have in Christ a painted Savior. You will have to get used to the belief that Christ is a real Savior and you a real sinner.” 5/5
Source: repository.divinity.edu.au/1040/1/LTJ_45-…
Source: repository.divinity.edu.au/1040/1/LTJ_45-…
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