I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Martin Luther:
“For me.” Who is this me? Myself—a wretched and damnable sinner, yet so dearly loved by the Son of God that he gave himself for me. If I could have loved the Son of God through my actions or merits and come to him in this way, why did he need to give himself for me? If we lose this one article of Christian righteousness, it is impossible for us to withstand any errors or sects that have fallen away from a belief in justification. What are all their new things (however holy they may seem) if you compare them with the death and blood of the Son of God who gave himself for me? Think carefully who this Son of God is, how glorious he is, how mighty he is. What is heaven and earth in comparison with him?
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