Concerning Christian Liberty

Book info: Concerning Christian Liberty (Hardcover, 48 pages – Kessinger Publishing, 2004) – Kessinger Publishing, 2004. Language: Eng.

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""Concerning Christian Liberty"" is a book written by Martin Luther, the German theologian and religious reformer who played a pivotal role in the Protestant Reformation. The book is a treatise on the nature of Christian freedom and the relationship between faith and good works. In it, Luther argues that Christians are free from the bondage of sin and death through faith in Jesus Christ, and that this freedom should be expressed through service to others and obedience to God's will. He also discusses the role of the law in the life of a Christian, and how it should be understood and applied. The book is considered a classic of Christian literature, and has had a profound influence on the development of Protestant theology and spirituality. It is written in a clear and accessible style, and is widely regarded as one of Luther's most important works.Among those monstrous evils of this age with which I have now for three years been waging war, I am sometimes compelled to look to you and to call you to mind, most blessed father Leo. In truth, since you alone are everywhere considered as being the cause of my engaging in war, I cannot at any time fail to remember you; and although I have been compelled by the causeless raging of your impious flatterers against me to appeal from your seat to a future council--fearless of the futile decrees of your predecessors Pius and Julius, who in their foolish tyranny prohibited such an action--yet I have never been so alienated in feeling from your Blessedness as not to have sought with all my might, in diligent prayer and crying to God, all the best gifts for you and for your see.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.