Gerhard and Walther

Just as the old Adam has a distaste for the crucifixion of the flesh and self-denial, so also is it the case with following after Christ. All of us gladly allow ourselves to be called Christians, but we do not gladly want to follow after Christ.—Johann Gerhard, Schola Pietatis II:261.

Therefore, whoever is rid of sin through faith, thus sharing in Christ’s righteousness, does not have to fear any judgment, any accusation of the devil, any hell, and any damnation. For him, the Last Day will be a day of complete redemption and victory. It will be the day when his freedom and glory in Christ, the conqueror of Satan, will be revealed.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, p. 410.