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A Treatise on Good Works
The first and highest, the most precious of all good works is faith in Christ, as He says, John vi. When the Jews asked Him: "What shall we do that we may work the works of God? " He answered: "This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent." When we hear or preach this word, we hasten over it and deem it a very little thing and easy to do, whereas we ou
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Published
November 3rd 2006
by Hard Press
(first published 1521)
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Pretty solid stuff here. The opening material about the relationship between faith and works is the most interesting section, of course, but also the most problematic. At times Luther says, basically, "the man who has faith will automatically generate good works, so there's no need to prescribe good works to him." But, of course, if that is true, then what's the point of the latter half of the book, where he goes into great pastoral detail about how Christians should obey the Ten Commandments? L...more
Excellent book. Luther shows how faith is the greatest work and the basis of all other truly good works. He says that nothing is a good work except what God commands, and nothing is a sin except what God forbids. He goes through the ten commandments and the Lord's Prayer, and he discusses what these things require and what they forbid.
Strong style, quotable quotes, warm heart, great wisdom.
Strong style, quotable quotes, warm heart, great wisdom.
Good.
Wonderfully written. Through this study of the 10 commandments, Luther shows that faith in Christ is the first and highest, the most precious of all good works.
Luther had a picture and he was consistent with it.
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Martin Luther was a German monk, theologian, university professor and church reformer whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.
Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According...more
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