tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post6144032134131732981..comments2023-10-31T07:23:17.922-04:00Comments on The Theos Project: Doctrine and LifeJonathan Erdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-69066469681957276372008-01-28T21:21:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:21:00.000-05:00jps,Certainly, I think Martin Luther was very awar...jps,<BR/><BR/>Certainly, I think Martin Luther was very aware of his sin. What is really sad, is that for so many Christians today, the concept of sin is not taken seriously. <BR/><BR/>But you miss the point perhaps. When Luther says, "life is sin, error...and charity must forebear, believe, hope," etc., what is he saying except that charity, which most certainly is a part of life, contains the fruits of righteousness? <BR/><BR/>A opine that Luther is drawing a simile between earth and heaven in respective terms of life and charity, sin and righteousness. <BR/><BR/>But our live ARE full of sin, aren't they? Aren't we simultaneously saint and sinner? I guess this is Luther's point here.Christopher Mark Van Allsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955371990568269785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-26749232953725933222008-01-28T09:40:00.000-05:002008-01-28T09:40:00.000-05:00Sad. So, his doctrine and life both were full of e...Sad. So, his doctrine and life both were full of error and sin. Too bad. As I say so often, it's too bad that Luther never got past Romans 5!<BR/><BR/>Jamesjpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-65618366576387039302008-01-27T22:16:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:16:00.000-05:00Wrestle he did, but he was always "keepin' it real...Wrestle he did, but he was always "keepin' it real" as they say these days. There was no one saying, "Well, tell us how you <I>really</I> feel, Martin."Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-79545609005045622722008-01-27T22:09:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:09:00.000-05:00Luther was quite a catch, wasn't he? I once heard...Luther was quite a catch, wasn't he? I once heard he admiited to farting as a great relief from depression & the devil. The logic is as follows: the devil is causing my depression; farting makes me happy. Therefore, farting gets rid of the devil. (Sigh). Ah, Martin. A good German. <BR/><BR/>Now his sentence says, life is sin, error...and charity must forebear, believe, hope, etc. <BR/><BR/>Maybe what he's saying is that life has both sides of the coin: the struggle w/ sin and the fruit of the spirit (charity). <BR/><BR/>Luther did wrestle w/ the idea of assurance, however...Christopher Mark Van Allsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955371990568269785noreply@blogger.com