19 July 2010

Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

If forgiveness of sins without repentance is preached, the people will imagine they have already been forgiven their sins, which makes them secure and unconcerned.  This is a greater error and sin than all errors of former times, and we can rightfully fear we are in danger of what Christ points out when He says in Matthew 12:45:  "The last state of person is worst than the first." -- Blessed Martin Luther, AE 40:274.

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