Jimmy the Greek
Puritan Board Senior
Martin Luther once said,
“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” Luther’s Works. Weimar Edition. Briefwechsel [Correspondence], vol. 3, pp. 81f.
I think it is a great quote. In your estimation, where are the devil and the world currently attacking the truth of God in Christ?? Are we meeting it head-on or are we busying ourselves elsewhere on the field? It is hard for me to actually narrow it to a single point when the gospel is under attack on multiple fronts.
“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” Luther’s Works. Weimar Edition. Briefwechsel [Correspondence], vol. 3, pp. 81f.
I think it is a great quote. In your estimation, where are the devil and the world currently attacking the truth of God in Christ?? Are we meeting it head-on or are we busying ourselves elsewhere on the field? It is hard for me to actually narrow it to a single point when the gospel is under attack on multiple fronts.