Pecca fortiter, sed fortius fide et gaude in Christo. (Martin Luther)
Amen! Boenhoffer’s commentary on that phrase is darkly humorous and true: “You are a sinner anyway, and there is nothing you can do about it!” Speaking of Luther, I really need to get Wingren’s Luther on Vocation.
shane lems
sunnyside, wa
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Shane, I’ve run across that quote several times. Where exactly does it come from in Luther’s corpus?
In his letter to Melanchthon – August, 1521 – when dear Phillipp was in a bout of despair. You can find it on the web @ iclnet.org among other places. The whole letter is stellar, worth memorizing. I’ve actually used it in pastoral counseling – the person wanted me to print it up so he could hang it in his house!
Blessings,
shane
The Wingren book is excellent! Gene Veith cribbed a lot of Wingren’s quotes of Luther in his book, “God at Work,” an excellent basic work on vocation.
I was meaning to get this too.