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My
favourite Luther quote:
If you are a preacher of mercy, do not preach an
imaginary but the true mercy. If the
mercy is true, you must therefore bear the true, not an imaginary
sin. God does not save those who
are only imaginary
sinners. Be a sinner, and let
your sins be strong, but let your
trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor
over sin, death, and the world.
We will commit sins while we are here, for this life
is not a place where justice resides.
We, however, says Peter (2 Peter 3:13) are looking forward to a
new heaven and a new earth where justice will reign. It suffices that through God's glory
we have recognized the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world.
No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to
kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day. Do you think such an exalted Lamb paid
merely a small price with a meager sacrifice for our sins? Pray hard for you are quite a sinner.
(Luther
in a letter to Melancthon)
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