Genesis as a Handbook of Prayer (22 excerpts from Luther’s Lectures)
In the Worldwide Bible Class we’ve been studying the life of Jacob with Martin Luther’s Genesis Lectures. A few months back it occurred to me, “This is really a...
Category: Martin Luther
“Cain Goes on Killing Abel”
Martin Luther’s understanding of the history of the world as the persecution of the Gospel Here are a few pages from Luther’s 1535 Preface to the 15...
Comfort for Suffering Christians: Martin Luther on John 15:1
(LW 24, 193-201) I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.Every branch of Mine that bears no fruit He takes away,and every branch that does bear fru...
Another Lord’s Supper Sermon by Martin Luther
SECOND SERMON FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of t...
Lord’s Supper Sermon by Martin Luther
FIRST SERMON FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER. THE HOLY SACRAMENT. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jes...
Martin Luther on the Promises of God
I’m working on a project about the promises of God in the Scriptures. Here are a few passages from Martin Luther on the topic that I think you will enjoy....
Luther’s Theological Last Will and Testament (1528)
In the Third Part of Martin Luther’s Great Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper (1528) he lays out a summary of his doctrine and teaching, like a mini-Augsburg...
Fasting: Two Ways
Martin Luther on the two types of fasting. Here’s a helpful distinction from Luther: the fasting we choose, and the fasting God chooses. This Gospel is re...
The Four Winds that Blow in the Human Heart (Martin Luther’s Map of Human Emotions)
This is a nice little paragraph in Martin Luther’s introduction to the book of Psalms in which he sketches out the four winds that toss around the ship of...
Luther on the Assurance of Salvation
(and against speculative theology…) Here’s a few fantastic pages from Luther’s commentary on Genesis 26:9 for your consideration. [HT: Chris B...
Martin Luther’s works quoted in the Lutheran Confessions
In 1577, 31 years after Luther’s death, the theologians committed to the Augsburg Confession gathered in conversation to address false and dangerous teach...
Martin Luther on Christmas, Devotional Excerpts
...we may now boast that God has become our brother, nay our flesh and blood. (Martin Luther, Christmas Sermon)
What’s a Human?
In 1536 Martin Luther prepared a set of theses on the question: what is a human? (The presentation of theses for debate was a common academic practice. Luther&#...
The Important Question Here Is: How are Sinners to be approached and treated?
Here’s Martin Luther’s gloriously comforting sermon on the Parable of the Lost Sheep, Luke 15:1-10. (Listen here. Read them all here.) THIRD SUNDAY ...
Life of Hope, Hope of Life
…Martin Luther on Baptism Here’s a quotation to write on our hearts: But by baptism we are restored to the life of hope, or rather to the hope of l...
St Agnes, Martyr
The martyrdom of St Agnes is celebrated every year on January 21. Agnes was (about) 12 years old when she was murdered in 304 in the Great Persecution of Diocle...
The Devil is a Thief who Breaks into an Empty House
Here’s a bit of Luther’s commentary on Psalm 118. Thank you to Dave Fleming at today’s Doxology Retreat for bringing it to our attention. Thes...
Reformation 2020, a few thoughts
I made a little video about the Reformation, including a response to the major accusations leveled at the Lutherans from Roman Catholics. There were a lot of fo...
Seeing the World through the Eyes of Jesus
Martin Luther’s sermon on the raising of Jarius’ daughter. In short, we are taught here not to look at our need according to human reason with carna...
Is Martin Luther a Higher Critic?
“The Scriptures are a manger in which Christ lies.” What does that mean? Martin Luther uses a metaphor to describe the Holy Scriptures. They are, he...