In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Blessed Martin Luther says about today’s Epistle: “A Christian, just because he is a Christian, is subjected to the dear cross, so that he must suffer at the hands of men and of the devil, who plagues and […]
In the third place, Christ stands preeminent, above all others, in the affirmation of Peter, quoted from Isaiah 53,9: “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.” You may draw your own conclusions as to the eminence of such a one; for certainly there is to be found no other human being […]
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Jesus gives His beloved many wonderful names. He calls us disciples, friends, brothers, branches, and many other names. These names say two things. First, they say how to become a Christian. We have not accepted the faith from […]
He it is who makes a single flock of holy sheep from every race under the heavens without exception. Every day he fulfills the promise he made when he said: “I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice, and there shall be […]
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