tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post7152473687473221910..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Christ Versus Luther James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-16567129321008897472014-01-03T21:29:36.959-05:002014-01-03T21:29:36.959-05:00Hi James -- did you see, "Pope Francis" ...Hi James -- did you see, "Pope Francis" now has his own version of a "Sin boldly" quote:<br /><br />http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/francis-tells-religious-wake-world-outlines-modern-struggles-church<br /><br /><i>Priests, brothers, and sisters in Catholic religious orders around the globe should "wake up the world" by being "real witnesses" to a counter-cultural way of life that relies on generosity and self-forgetfulness, Pope Francis told a meeting of superiors general of religious orders in November.<br />Those religious, the pope also added, should also not be afraid of making mistakes or even committing sins.<br /><br />"You should be real witnesses of a world doing and acting differently," the pope told some 120 leaders of male religious orders during a closed-door Nov. 29 meeting at the Vatican, according to a new account of the event released Friday by the Italian Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica.<br /><br />"But in life it is difficult for everything to be clear, precise, outlined neatly," the pope continued. "Life is complicated; it consists of grace and sin."<br /><br />"He who does not sin is not human," said the pope. "We all make mistakes and we need to recognize our weaknesses. A religious who recognizes himself as weak and a sinner does not negate the witness that he is called to give, rather he reinforces it, and this is good for everyone."<br /><br />Pro-Life.jpgCheck out our Pro-Life special section. These articles are only available in our Jan. 3 print or Kindle editions, so become a subscriber today!<br />"What I expect of you therefore is to give witness," he said. "I want this special witness from religious."</i>John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-23301971909222501442013-12-28T06:30:46.293-05:002013-12-28T06:30:46.293-05:00When Luther says...
"Sin boldly but believe...When Luther says... <br /><br />"Sin boldly but believe more boldly. Let your faith be greater than your sin. . . Sin will not destroy us in the reign of the Lamb, although we were to commit fornication a thousand times in one day" (Letter to Melanchton, August 1, 1521, Audin p.178).<br /><br />...he means that it is no use pretending that we are anything other than sinners that are in desperate need of salvation through faith in Christ (God was manifested in the flesh. 1Timothy 3:16)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-57263382582645200292013-12-28T06:13:25.742-05:002013-12-28T06:13:25.742-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com