Must Read -Church Fathers #2

The Second Church Father on the Must Read list is Martin Luther
His 2 best works are "Bondage of the Will" and his Commentary on the book of Galatians.
Here are a couple links for those:

http://www.covenanter.org/Luther/Bondage/bow_toc.htm
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/luther/galatians.i.html

 Here are a few Choice Luther Quotes to get you through the day:

"Free will is a downright lie"-Martin Luther (BOTW-p.16)

"If any man ascribes anything of salvation, even the very least thing, to the free will of man, he knows nothing of grace, and he has not learned Jesus Christ rightly." - Martin Luther

Since free will is plainly a divine term, and can be rightly applied only to God - himself; then those who would extend/ascribe that term unto men commit "the greatest of all sacrilege". (BOTW-p.59)


"It seems a small matter to mingle the Law and Gospel, faith and works, but it creates more mischief than man’s brain can conceive. To mix Law and Gospel not only clouds the knowledge of grace, it cuts out Christ altogether."-Martin Luther (COG-ch 1 vs 7)

"No man can say that we are seeking the favor and praise of men with our doctrine. We (Protestants/Lutherans/Reformers/Christians) teach that all men are naturally depraved. We condemn man’s free will, his strength, wisdom, and righteousness. We say that we obtain grace by the free mercy of God alone for Christ’s sake. This is no preaching to please men. This sort of preaching procures for us the hatred and disfavor of the world, persecutions, excommunications, murders, and curses."- Martin Luther (COG- ch 1 vs 10)