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Note: Throughout the month of October, leading up to the 500th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the legendary date of the outbreak of the Reformation on October 31, 1517,\u00a0<\/em>Pray Tell\u00a0is publishing writings of Martin Luther reflecting his beliefs on worship and sacraments at various points in his life.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When you open the book containing the Gospels and read or hear how Christ comes here or there, or how someone is brought to him, you should therein perceive the sermon or the gospel through which he is coming to you, or you are being brought to him. For the proclamation of the Gospel is nothing else than Christ coming to us, or we being brought to him. When you see how he works, however, and how he helps everyone to whom he comes or who is brought to him, then rest assured that faith is accomplishing this in you and that he is offering your soul exactly the same sort of help and favor through the Gospel. If you pause here and let him do you good, that is, if you believe that he benefits and helps you, then you really have it. Then Christ is yours, presented to you as a gift. After that it is necessary that you turn this into an example and deal with your neighbor in the very same way, be given also to him as a gift and an example. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(From: A Brief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Instruction<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels. Featured image: Luther Bible, 1534)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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