Nancy
Well-Known Member
The whole premise of Luther's protests is based on a very human logic. It surmises that we already have everything from God that we will ever have...we just need to redefine things...which is what he did.
So then a Christian becomes just a forgiven sinner. As if Jesus' power over sin was but a myth. And look at how many people rely on that very same human logic...a logic that excludes the God who does the impossible.
Luther's idea of the cross sought to overturn 1,500 years of church history. Instead of becoming righteous in Christ he opposed that idea with one of his own calling it "alien righteousness"....meaning that God can't see our true state.
But Luther's scheme is easily refuted if you know the difference between what God can do and what men can do.
Luther plays on the ignorance of people.
Remember that the Holocaust of the Jews was made possible because of Luther's hatred towards them. Luther also had Anabaptists burned at the stake. And he also championed a violent defense of his teachings in other ways...through the civil authorities.
History will show that Luther was far from being a man of God.
Anything I have ever read about M.L. portrays him as a very angry self righteous man. Rotten fruits. Just takes a little leaven...