“We can never read Romans too much” by Martin Luther

“This epistle is really the chief part of the New Testament, and is truly the purest gospel.

It is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but also that he should occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of the soul.

We can never read it or ponder over it too much; for the more we deal with it, the more precious it becomes and the better it tastes.”

–Martin Luther, “Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans 1546 (1522),” Luther’s Works, Vol. 35: Word and Sacrament I, ed. Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Hilton C. Oswald, and Helmut T. Lehmann, vol. 35 (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1999), 35: 365.

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2 responses to ““We can never read Romans too much” by Martin Luther

  1. Deborah

    FBC Teen Sunday School is taking it on a verse at a time this year under the teaching of Andrew. I’m learning to understand the realm of Christ much better. I hope they are too .

  2. Diane Pedrosa

    I noticed awhile ago you haven’t posted new content. Praying all is ok.
    Diane P.

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