” (The Law) It cannot present itself as a new and perhaps higher kind of law which supposedly “saves” man. It must foster a proclamation which points to Christ…It must realize that the unity of law and gospel- that is , that the God of the law and the God of the gospel are one and the same-is something which can be grasped in the final sense only by faith…Theology, of course, asserts this unity, but faith does not consist ultimately in believing the assertions of theology, but rather in trusting in the Christ who alone makes it possible to believe the unity.” – The Law-Gospel Debate
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My husband is reading his book “On Being a Theologian of the Cross” and really getting a lot out of it. This quotation was really insightful, as well.
I particularly appreciate the last line: “trusting in the Christ who alone makes it possible to believe the unity.”
Thanks for sharing!
The book your husband is reading has been life-changing for a lot of us here at Mbird.
Hope it is a help to him too!
Yes, that book rocked my world and changed my life.