'I am the way.' --John 14:6Christ is not only the Way on which we must begin our journey, but He is also the right and the safe Way we must walk to the end. We dare not be deflected from this. . . . Here Christ wants to say: 'When you have apprehended Me in faith, you are on the right way, which is reliable and does not mislead you. But only see that you remain and continue on it.' . . . Christ wants to tear and turn our hearts from all trust in anything else and pin them to Himself alone.
--Martin Luther, sermon on John 14:6, in Luther's Works, 24:47, 48, 50
Luther is teaching me that the Christian life can easily be boiled down into two simple steps.
1. Trust in Christ
2. See #1
REMAIN IN THE GOSPEL, CONTINUE IN THE GOSPEL. Love it! Thanks
ReplyDelete"Christ wants to tear and turn our hearts from all trust in anything else and pin them to Himself alone."
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful phrase! In so many ways Luther was very much akin to the mystics of the medieval years. It is a shame when he is type-cast just as a revolutionary reformer. Thank you for posting it.