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From the great reformer, Martin Luther...
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Dennis Ray Wingo
Aug 30, 2021, 9:27:03 AM8/30/21
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Yet another reason to open the archives. 500 years ago there was no such thing as copyright laws. Both Martin Luther and John Calvin would have their sermons transcribed, translated, and spread to the wind, as it was the bread of life, served through them by God.
I understand the economic aspects of the copyright, to be able to use that material, to sell it, to support the ministry. This she does not do, or at least only in an exceptionally limited fashion, only about 5% of his materials are available and his capstone sermon on the resurrection has been mixed with her own regurgitation of the same message.
Just reading this from Martin Luther, mind blowingly good stuff...
An exceptional read. There are several like this in this pdf...
https://www.sjsu.edu/people/andrew.fleck/courses/Hum1bSpr15/Lecture_25%20Luther_Lotzer_Calvin.pdf
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From
Martin Luther, The Freedom of a Christian
From the Internet History Sourcebooks Project and
Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation (London, 1883)
Nor are we only kings and the freest of all men, but also priests for ever, a dignity far higher than kinship, because by that priesthood we are worthy to appear before God, to pray for others, and to teach one another mutually the things which are of God. For these are the duties of priests, and they cannot possibly be permitted to any unbeliever. Christ has obtained for us this favour, if we believe in Him, that, just as we are His brethren, and co-heirs and fellow kings with Him, so we should be also fellow priests with Him, and venture with confidence, through the spirit of faith [Heb. 10:19, 22], to come into the presence of God, [116] and cry "Abba, Father! " and to pray for one another, and to do all things which we see done and figured in the visible and corporeal office of priesthood. But to an unbelieving person nothing renders service or works for good. He himself is in servitude to all things, and all things turn out for evil to him, because he uses all things in an impious way for his own advantage. and not for the glory of God. And thus he is not a priest, but a profane person, whose prayers are turned into sin; nor does he ever appear in the presence of God, because God does not hear sinners [John 9:31].
Who then can comprehend the loftiness of that Christian dignity which, by its royal power, rules over all things, even over death, life, and sin, and, by its priestly glory, is all powerful with God; since God does what He Himself seeks and wishes; as it is written: "He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them"? (Ps. cxlv. 19.) [cf. Phil. 4:13]. This glory certainly cannot be attained by any works, but by faith only.
I understand the economic aspects of the copyright, to be able to use that material, to sell it, to support the ministry. This she does not do, or at least only in an exceptionally limited fashion, only about 5% of his materials are available and his capstone sermon on the resurrection has been mixed with her own regurgitation of the same message.
Just reading this from Martin Luther, mind blowingly good stuff...
An exceptional read. There are several like this in this pdf...
https://www.sjsu.edu/people/andrew.fleck/courses/Hum1bSpr15/Lecture_25%20Luther_Lotzer_Calvin.pdf
______________________________________________________________
From
Martin Luther, The Freedom of a Christian
From the Internet History Sourcebooks Project and
Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation (London, 1883)
Nor are we only kings and the freest of all men, but also priests for ever, a dignity far higher than kinship, because by that priesthood we are worthy to appear before God, to pray for others, and to teach one another mutually the things which are of God. For these are the duties of priests, and they cannot possibly be permitted to any unbeliever. Christ has obtained for us this favour, if we believe in Him, that, just as we are His brethren, and co-heirs and fellow kings with Him, so we should be also fellow priests with Him, and venture with confidence, through the spirit of faith [Heb. 10:19, 22], to come into the presence of God, [116] and cry "Abba, Father! " and to pray for one another, and to do all things which we see done and figured in the visible and corporeal office of priesthood. But to an unbelieving person nothing renders service or works for good. He himself is in servitude to all things, and all things turn out for evil to him, because he uses all things in an impious way for his own advantage. and not for the glory of God. And thus he is not a priest, but a profane person, whose prayers are turned into sin; nor does he ever appear in the presence of God, because God does not hear sinners [John 9:31].
Who then can comprehend the loftiness of that Christian dignity which, by its royal power, rules over all things, even over death, life, and sin, and, by its priestly glory, is all powerful with God; since God does what He Himself seeks and wishes; as it is written: "He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them"? (Ps. cxlv. 19.) [cf. Phil. 4:13]. This glory certainly cannot be attained by any works, but by faith only.
yourdaddy
Aug 30, 2021, 10:47:13 AM8/30/21
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Dennis Ray Wingo
Aug 30, 2021, 12:17:11 PM8/30/21
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Brother Ryland (Freewill Baptist) sermon pointed out how many of God's greatest men, Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah, Solomon) were either damaged or brought low by a woman.
The summary of his sermon was "that if the devil cannot get you any other way, he will do so with a woman".
It was a major failing of Dr. Scott's on a personal level.
Dennis Ray Wingo
Aug 30, 2021, 12:21:35 PM8/30/21
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He founded the church I grew up in and led the building of it with his own hands, as he was a carpenter and brick mason.
He had been a bare knuckle prize fighter and Jazz horn player in New Orleans in the 1920's and 30's till God wrested him from "old slewfoot's" (as Brother Ryland used to call him) hands.
https://fwbhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ALCH-Mar-20.pdf
yourdaddy
Aug 30, 2021, 4:44:06 PM8/30/21
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yourdaddy
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