Martin Luther:

If you are a preacher of grace, then preach not a legal but a true and spiritual grace. If grace is true, you must bear a true and not a fictitious sin. God does not save those who are only fictitious sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong, but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Context

Letter to Melanchthon

Date / Period

1521

Source

https://www.projectgutenberg.org/files/17796/17796-h/17796-h.htm#link2H_4_0006

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