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Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans QUOTES

Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans QUOTES

1 " But to fulfill the law means to do its work eagerly, lovingly and freely, without the constraint of the law; it means to live well and in a manner pleasing to God, as though there were no law or punishment. "

― Martin Luther , Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

2 " So, too, faith comes only through the word of God, the Gospel, that preaches Christ: how he is both Son of God and man, how he died and rose for our sake. Paul says all this in chapters "

― Martin Luther , Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

3 " Ask God to work faith in you; otherwise you will remain eternally without faith, no matter what you try to do or fabricate. "

― Martin Luther , Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

4 " Outwardly you keep the law with works out of fear of punishment or love of gain. Likewise you do everything without free desire and love of the law; you act out of aversion and force. You'd rather act otherwise if the law didn't exist. It follows, then, that you, in the depths of your heart, are an enemy of the law. "

― Martin Luther , Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

5 " what Paul means in chapter 3 when, after he has thrown out the works of the law, he sounds as though the wants to abolish the law by faith. No, he says, we uphold the law through faith, "

― Martin Luther , Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans