02 March 2011

Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

To pray and not to believe is to mock God.  But faith rests alone on this:  that God for the sake of Christ, His Son and our Lord, hears, shields, rescues, and saves.  -- Blessed Martin Luther, Sermon upon Quinquagesima, House Postils I:3111.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous6:18 PM

    shields, rescues and saves -- from what?

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