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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans (M. Luther 1545)

 translated from the German

This letter is truly the most important piece in the New Testament.

It is purest gospel.

It is well worth a Christian's while not only to memorize it

word for word but also to occupy him/herself with it daily,

as though it were the daily bread of the soul.  It is impossible

to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well.

The more one deals with it, the more precious it becomes and

the better it tastes.

THEREFORE, I want to carry out my service, and,

with this preface, provide an introduction to the letter,

insofar as God gives me the ability, so that everyone

can gain the fullest possible understanding of it. .  .in itself

(ROMANS) is a bright light, almost bright enough to illumine

the entire Scripture. . .each and every Christian should make

this letter the habitual and constant object of their study.

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