Luther on the Supper:
“Those who do not hold the sacrament in high esteem indicate that they
have no sin, no flesh, no devil, no world, no death, no dangers, no hell. That
is, they believe they have none of these things, although they are up to their
neck in them and belong to the devil twice over. On the other hand, they
indicate that they need no grace, no life, no paradise, no heaven, no Christ,
no God, nor any other good thing. For if they believed that they had so much
evil and needed so much good, they would not neglect the sacrament, in which
help against such evil is provided and in which so much good is given. It would
not be necessary to compel them with any law to receive the sacrament. Instead,
they would come on their own, rushing and running to it; they would compel
themselves to come and would insist that you give them the sacrament.”
- The Small Catechism, Martin Luther, 1529
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