So, I am starting as a Freshman at Gutenberg College in Eugene, and our first reading is from a book of selections written by Martin Luther, this is the first synopsis or 150ish word summary of his work called "Freedom of a Christian", which I enjoyed immensely.
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The Freedom of a Christian
Luther makes two claims about the Christian life, the first being that a Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none, through our spirit. For, it is in our spirit that faith unto salvation occurs, uniting us to Christ in the ultimate form of “marriage” and because of this we claim each others possessions. Christ takes our sins and we can take his glory and salvation and through it we give God his rightful respect he gives us lordship over our spirit. The second claim is that a Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant, subject to all, we have an obligation to humanity, and good works will simply spill forth from us as a sign of our inward salvation and not the cause of it. Furthermore, having a physical body we must also discipline our lusts in a sign of love for God.
