tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post1748776596582796503..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: New Lutheran Quote of the DayWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-62763529290302884172009-08-27T22:37:39.385-05:002009-08-27T22:37:39.385-05:00Yes, it has been taken that way, quite contrary to...Yes, it has been taken that way, quite contrary to the spirit in which Luther penned them!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-51843885396040603882009-08-27T22:01:11.991-05:002009-08-27T22:01:11.991-05:00I agree with you - however, I think in the more re...I agree with you - however, I think in the more recent history of Lutheranism, we have placed more emphasis on the words that follow: "But that person is truly worthy and well-prepared [to receive the Lord's Supper] who has faith in these words: 'Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.'" I think it has created an unintended consequence of "spirit good, body bad" thinking amongst Lutherans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-62051942110402025972009-08-27T21:02:09.129-05:002009-08-27T21:02:09.129-05:00Oru,
I don't think there's any conflict. ...Oru,<br /><br />I don't think there's any conflict. It recognizes that fasting and bodily preparation are a fine outward training but that an inner preparation of faith in Christ's words is also necessary. In other words, man ought to approach the Sacrament as a psycho-somatic whole. Hence, the kneeling and genuflection are the body's prayers. In and of themselves alone, they'd be less than nothing. But expressing the faith of the heart that we receive here in this bread and wine the very body and blood of the Son of God, it is bodily prayer.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-91534921745204743232009-08-27T15:38:01.623-05:002009-08-27T15:38:01.623-05:00Fascinating quote! I wonder how this mashes with L...Fascinating quote! I wonder how this mashes with Luther in the Catechism: "Fasting and bodily preparation are certainly fine *outward* training." ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-19807005673238107812009-08-27T12:14:13.615-05:002009-08-27T12:14:13.615-05:00This is another one of those books that I could ki...This is another one of those books that I could kick myself for not finding earlier. God bless Jason for sending me this copy!!!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-49080638898058042392009-08-27T11:09:28.451-05:002009-08-27T11:09:28.451-05:00I must read that book. So many books...I must read that book. So many books...Mike Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555200228537464762noreply@blogger.com