Originally Posted by Pilgrim
Originally Posted by Tom
As for your example of Martin Luther, although I agree with your assessments concerning him taking the bull by the horns, he never the less had some blind spots as well. For example, his stating that the book of James was a book of straw.
Well, that isn't exactly true that Luther considered the epistle of James a "book of straw". He made that comment once and then retracted it and never repeated it again during his remaining years. See Six Points On Luther's "Epistle of Straw". grin
Thanks for that information.
I wish I had known about it before. That information about Luther is being used by theologians of all stripes; even Lutherans.
My point still stands about blind spots though, Luther did have a flawed understanding of the Lord's Supper. Though I can certainly understand where he was coming from, a wooden literal understanding of the text does seem to support his view.

Last edited by Tom; Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:48 PM.