Category Archives: Education
The Holy Scriptures require a humble reader who shows reverence and fear toward the Word of God
The Holy Scriptures require a humble reader who shows reverence and fear toward the Word of God and constantly says, 'Teach me, teach me, teach me!' The Spirit resists the proud. Though they study diligently and some preach Christ purely … Continue reading
Filed under Bible, Devil, Education, Pride, Temptation
Be a preacher to unschooled youth and sucklings.
Cursed be every preacher who aims at lofty topics in the church, looking for his own glory and selfishly desiring to please one individual or another. When I preach here I adapt myself to the circumstances of the common people. … Continue reading
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For human society is not an end in itself but a means to teach one another about God…
“God placed his church in the midst of the world, among countless external activities and callings, not in order that Christians should become monks but so that they may live in fellowship and that our works and the exercises of … Continue reading
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Stealing is no art. It’s deception, manual dexterity. Presto, and the stuff is gone!
“Stealing is no art. It’s deception, manual dexterity. Presto, and the stuff is gone! That’s how the gypsies were.” Then he [Martin Luther] spoke about children and said that they should not be allowed to commit thefts. “However, one ought … Continue reading
Young saplings are more easily bent and trained, even though some may break in the process.
At this point I should also mention how many educated men are needed in the fields of medicine and the other liberal arts. Of these two needs one could write a huge book and preach for half a year. Where … Continue reading
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The schools must be second in importance only to the church, for in them young preachers and pastors are trained
Martin Luther on the ordering of civil life …The schools must be second in importance only to the church, for in them young preachers and pastors are trained, and from them emerge those who replace the ones who die. Next, … Continue reading
Filed under Education, The Two Kingdoms
The world has now become very sure of itself. It relies on books and thinks that if these are read it knows everything
Martin Luther on the trap of books. "The world has now become very sure of itself. It relies on books and thinks that if these are read it knows everything. The devil almost succeeded in getting me, too, to become … Continue reading
Anybody who wishes to be a theologian must have a fair mastery of the Scriptures
Martin Luther on Scripture and the heretics “Anybody who wishes to be a theologian must have a fair mastery of the Scriptures, so that he may have an explanation for whatever can be alleged against any passage. That is to … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Law and Gospel
Monday and Tuesday mornings we have a lesson on the Ten Commandments, the Creed, Lord’s Prayer, baptism, and sacrament
Martin Luther on the Education of the Church "Namely, on Monday and Tuesday mornings we have a German lesson on the Ten Commandments, the Creed, Lord’s Prayer, baptism, and sacrament, so that these two days preserve and deepen the understanding … Continue reading
Scattered reading confuses more than it teaches. Many books, even good ones, have the same effect on the student.
Martin Luther on Reading Books: A student who doesn’t want his work to go for nothing ought to read and reread some good author until the author becomes part, as it were, of his flesh and blood. Scattered reading confuses … Continue reading
