Friday, April 6, 2012

Quote of the Day (Martin Luther, on the ‘Natural Work of Christ’s Sufferings’)


“For the characteristic, natural work of Christ's sufferings is that they make all men equal and alike, so that as Christ was horribly martyred as to body and soul in our sins, we must also like him be martyred in our consciences by our sins. This does not take place by means of many words, but by means of deep thoughts and a profound realization of our sins.”—Martin Luther, “A Good Friday Sermon on How to Contemplate Christ's HolySufferings” (1519)

The accompanying image is from Franco Zeffirilli’s  Jesus of Nazareth, which aired on American television for the first time 35 years ago this past Tuesday.

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