Luther’s Works, Volume 32 (Biblia.com)

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Luther stands out as the defender of his understanding of the Christian faith in this volume. What he had said and written was attacked by leaders of the Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire. Though friends and enemies sought to deflect him from his purpose, he remained steadfast so that what took place at the Diet of Worms has a become a watershed in the history of Christendom.

Was it not then already the penalty of sin before baptism? Why then was it sin? Is its attribution [to Christ] enough to change the thing and its nature? If so, they would have to fill almost all of Paul with new words, and erase the original ones. Thus Rom. 6[:12]: “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions.” What could have been said more clearly? Sin and its passions are in the body, but one must take care that it does not reign. This then is a third text,

Volume 32, Page 208

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