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True Faith in the True God: An Introduction to Luther’s Life and Thought is unavailable, but you can change that!

Most biographers of Martin Luther are faced with a choice—focus on Luther’s life or focus on his thought. The choice, though real, is false. Luther’s thought was inextricably bound up with his life. In this short, engaging volume, Hans Schwarz succeeds in blending the two—creating a volume that introduces Luther’s thought in the context of his life story. True Faith in the True God meets the...

remained identical but the form has changed. This form of the will of God, that is, the law, must now be more thoroughly examined. Today, the concept or form of law carries with it a twofold meaning.1 It has a secular use and a theological or spiritual use. In its first or secular use, it guards against serious transgressions and crimes and protects the public peace in this world, which stands under the influence of the devil and is prone to sin. The law is applied through the offices established
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