Luther's Spirituality
Overview
Luther’s Spirituality introduces readers to the profound depth and complex issues surrounding the great Reformer’s spirituality. Martin Luther made an incredibly large impact on Christianity since the Protestant Reformation. This edition of his works describes his teaching on maintaining the Christian faith.
For a massive collection including over a hundred and twenty of the volumes in this series, see the Classics of Western Spirituality Bundle (126 vols.).
Key Features
- A classic presentation of Luther’s spirituality in one volume
- Fully integrates and cross references with other resources from your Logos library
- allows readers int othe mind of the Reformer
Top Highlights
“But when the devil throws our sins up to us and declares that we deserve death and hell, then we ought to say, ‘Indeed, I confess that I deserve death and hell, but what afterward? Will I therefore be condemned eternally? By no means. For I know a certain one, who suffered and made satisfaction for me, and he is called Jesus Christ, the son of God. Where he is, there I shall be also.’” (Page 10)
“I would gladly know how things are with your soul. Have you finally become sick and tired of your own righteousness and taken a deep breath of the righteousness of Christ and learned to trust in it?” (Page 3)
“‘God does not care at all about that. I have also often worshiped God in the same way. Instead of offering a sweet-smelling fragrance, I bring the stinking pitch and devil’s dirt of murmuring and impatience. If we did not have the article of forgiveness of sins, which God certainly promises and delivers, then we would be in bad shape.’” (Page 16)
“Whenever the devil vexes you with these thoughts, seek the company of others, or drink more, joke, make nonsense, or engage in some other form of merriment. Sometimes one must drink more, play, or make nonsense, and even commit some sin in defiance and contempt of the devil in order not to give him an opportunity to make us scrupulous about trifles. We shall be conquered if we worry too much about falling into some sin.” (Page 9)
“Nevertheless, they do not err only in that they have a self-selected cross, but also in that they exalt their suffering so highly and award themselves great merit, thereby blaspheming God because it is not a true but a stinking, self-selected suffering.” (Page 153)
- Title: Luther’s Spirituality
- Author: Martin Luther
- Series: The Classics of Western Spirituality
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 296
- Era: era:reformation
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Spirituality › History of doctrines--16th century
- ISBNs: 9780809105144, 9780809139491, 0809105144, 0809139499
- Resource ID: LLS:LTHRSSPRTLTY
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:16:21Z
Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.
Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.