Treatise on Good Works (Biblia.com)

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Luther’s transformational idea of justification by faith alone was often misunderstood and misrepresented in the early years of the Reformation. In 1520, with his Wittenberg congregation in mind, Luther set out to clarify the biblical foundation of good works. In doing so he recast the very definitions of “sacred” and “secular” both for his own generation and ours.

“You shall not murder”262 The first four commandments do their work in our reason; that is, they take us captive, rule us, and make us subjects, so that we do not rule ourselves, think for ourselves, or think too much of ourselves. Instead, we show humility and let ourselves be led in order to protect against arrogance. The following commandments take up our desires and lusting so that we can slay them. First of all, the angry and vengeful passions of which the fifth commandment

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