* goLosy axo eaux
‘Chis Do thou thet exjy Chose hags which Faso hae, fr all
sine is equal thie”
(God's own wines: and that of the angel and ofall good mea cone
vines thet et ie frgiveness of rin. But our ow wists mst bo
‘ideo hand ue wits anst be Ut ofthe snag Lg of he
“tes of lig’ (fica pwns) Tor where lore doesnot grow daily
sad so change « an tit he becomes one with all max, hee OH
‘cuament has no fut and no siglcance”*Tc snot hough mani
fetlack of love ought ro subject anyone tothe judgement hath sot
Christin’ Tes just becase of such lack that Christ as insted
‘he sazamont, tsa Kind of eerie By hich we Sok eo obi that
‘which we lao we lac This fee nothing but a ie ith of lve
‘ofthe ly crore. Bat these tree never ente vo completion in ut
‘hile we live an cet Tn zeit to Cit we ae may ke boring
aw in relition tthe som Bo if nothing a al sw be found of out
cn witness to the fagienss of sin ‘hen thoa bast cause take &
tice cour, for tha not a god sgn’. Our Le remains going
forward ‘Hom fh w fh, Som love to lore, from endurance 0
cedarane om cross to ees no ice but astifiton, not parity
Tat punfeaen (Webave ne jetcome what we loged tobe, Bat we
sseillon te journey end onthe oad some father alngaadvome at
0 fx; "God is conteat wo fd sa wok and bldg tote prpor’)
‘Thus the ening of the Led ough faith in the Wosd which he sal
takes tol andy leting mye eet! tan by ms nelghbour
remain indivisible *
Tushar tates explicly what ds second de of dhe ‘unity? involves
and he is explicit abo on the mutual coming of Crsians bere God
fn behalf of one another. “If ts happens hat Tam a siner and thou
‘by God's grace at virtuous, then do thea taketh lend and share hy
‘vtoe with me; pay for me before God and take my sia upon tyselt
‘before God, a thou were dys «sinner. So with thy Vite thou
on abo my sn, at Cs as done, Theo eat me 01 aa
totes” Wle Case sands here end sae the sinner ine, on i
Til lay my holy Sng, ho wil ave an ebjectin against Ie?
‘So we Ghitins do te sane for one anethy And in imei com
desion with the foepeing sands the sigalseane practi demand
"Thowe in whom the ints of the acnment wil itl flo appear
“ought to be exclded frm she caranunity Then ie might gua oe
eas tty eae 2
talnstis.
S Ens n
{UINR'S nocrRINE OF THE EOCHARIST ”
tothe sight note nd one would faow who were true Ciens and
‘who were not? *
‘Such i (vicaly on a wholly diferent plane ftom the things of
wich tore prychologing srgunents speak!) the dvze git ef the
Lora’ Supper. Therelore the to its can ot be pred rom ech
chet No eegivens of sn, no divine mery; 20 eveg eammisa
‘dk Chast which ene interwoven with frpiveness ety aad cst
‘munion fer otber men with Chit Bu loo nora a obligate
to men, a elatonship with mea which sot inerwores With the Dew
der 6f reltionship ib God through janicason Te ht no ral
Sialicane tat Luther within this whole conept gives sometines
‘more ents to the one sie the forgiveness semetines the
test ethic side In fc inthe ere wings he stress he ist
‘tin the later wring he send *
‘Wha, then, cn the divine git be for Luther, exept Cust hi
self? Ar ove dine he may spak mare forcibly of Chest at senting
before God in behalf of our weskacs and at another tne of Chuist
luting us with one another tn hit love. But what is important fe
stblhing the meaning of Luther's doce ofthe Los Supper it
fot dhe description of te content ofthe gi ommlited nw ane way,
‘ow smothers bat the concepdon which spats in all hese descip=
‘donsof the way dhs it ten o thon who belie. Signi these
fore ae the meapher of becoming ‘one la one bo" with Chast,
and the other tore feel than pretty taphor ofthe muta ing
tate’ of Christ andthe believer and among all bxivers and the
‘etzavagasce ofthe surance Ut ith here mikes a God prac
it hat here is eceived al power which God himself at 2 man
cies hee ts a sent ia Pade, that the high Marty of God here
‘ments him and gies ef to him ae hs own, hat here a wanna
‘eile hin, ee
‘We are now able to exablsh thatthe two lines diated by the
ap te a ee dhe
Berra taarecan
aay Sere ae es bth
Se ee ee
Eee oS* rigotooy aso enone
concepts ‘Word! andi? converge tomas the same point At his
ete Wo? wl no lage: be Word alone ar th Be faith alone
Js the pit of the divine Woré on he ne sie, the acceptance by
fun fathom the oter sie teaches the iit of the visible and the
coaceteble, What lft of prevent aaliy where Ct Aine gies
eabling pow: to his Word? Andis Crist himself tebe excluded on
the human side there eth rociing ofthis enabling? Tot he desire
tandertanabl wo disco cesly a ert the receivers (if not actully
‘hari seeied, those ‘euly made Chistian’ who bscatse of what
they have recived, standin fh a lov (even having special benches
fn church) uses est they of whats ven them scaly seen?
Tay ese, bor eat epost evoidrengzing dt on the pit
tomuid which the Word und fh converge ia the ssrament there i
ething ele ty?
to sy sac omarion, Gol a itt uch ip i
secs Si nag met fe thr he ew pe
{Sty ansnly win te ec oy asm something he
towmds wich tp "Signin le in seme re i ead
‘Sie arse Cone tes rea op nei Cisne)
SSS" inn nig ts nl arty ae ost
‘Ee drt ef Settee macy ae ing te spre
‘yeas ene wie’? Soc oughta be anda Oe
{fee day yume, hist whl ht owt it
Inve po ume od they li ive tak
Siiatue und we ter, hroegh crm ef is pnd
fd uty ota one bad eS om inky and al ia
cond ‘hing i the eating and ining. Fx the 20
seta etl i en ht of dw in
PEG Poluced ge nando amucis ara nditbcoms
‘cuban: wih eel Tver besos Og le
ial egas esowe me uted nih Corin he cae
Barer foc ale ding “Above all at be Bat
ot mel two epg abn bathe has ve ie
apes aor sea.
thasesot a
awa fs in the bead snd Kr natn rea od inthe win, 0 tat
he pies complete sacrament orsign. For atthe sae tine atthe
‘red is wesformed Soto is tae nara ody athe wine ito hi
‘atural toe Boog we ae ls wansfarnd ino the spl body that
{Sia the commution of Chri anda saint? *Ieaboald be need
‘hat inthis statement exacty the sae patel of sgn and igi
‘Son appats a inthe renting Only ere the ‘sieaing sia” which
interpulse charge ofthe eenents igo the boy and Ward of
(Chist. The objective gennes ef ths change Lute! sates 36 u2c08-
cernally and assumes 9 be a obvious a the Breed and wine othe
tating and inking
"Whar enpectant in chi pasage in not Tote’ aseptance in 1519
of the doctne of wasubsastion, but the fat that he took wl
ident the identi ofthe signifying wih what sige of te
‘ign with the signin. Luther can any the sae thing alo witout
the doctin of rnmsbrantition. Clit ets hae be ee ee ad
genet memorial sig, reminding men of bis lve fr sinner * Or
‘instead fete and seal, be has ven ber his um ay under he bea
tad wise’ ® Or, he be ‘conf thee worde by hs dent and his
ving me his yon lod fre sign end conemation of his Werd*
"The explanation of the ign an alo be given in the frm, ‘Since
there is diferencebeteen what we se and wast ne belie, fai is
‘hereby execed. For f we ear the Word and reeve the eacrament,
‘weave thte a very spe werd and work Yer we gaz heres if
(oe ll god thing, aod fo udon even God himest”® What doce
tat lence’ mean except that Luther atthe elias of his expe
tn, intently drops the concept of he mal signing andi ts
stead, dt ia the pce of the sign (lloogh the sgn dose not
‘eis sets the ely Reif? To est he body of Cousin the eel a
‘ota more aol four son with him: the experiencing ofthe
‘ion signif by the symbol The sought becomes the £0003, the
romibed becomes poston, the kena Bese ide
“Acorcag othe evidence given in out fst ee Scions, there can
bee doubt what we ind herent a sip ia ogi, bathe urpone
‘which manifests ite wih compeling lane necessy in the whale
Intent of Luther's docine of the Lads Sopper. Tete no poand
fox seaming tat Lute’ tenon was something dient and vat
the dispute over the Lor’s Supper which bepan a tis pint might
Hsp ak Hyemer asim aapar cs)
Ciba TAMIRsave been avoided! No! ‘In the development of Luter’s doctrine of
the Lond's Supper, the vnmoving asi the Real Presence He never
loosened hs bad on™
“This much is sucy lene, What Luther sid ac the eight of his
teaching stands unde the thei of 0 parle ies acting a inf.
[No wonder that Luther bimecf could net cary through bis doctrine
{a une and unasaable frm He coo ny with Gighuil darcy: 7
believe ly not only thatthe body of Cit isin the rea, bot alo
‘that the bread i the Body of Chst"? Or in the fow of honletc
Motion, ‘Thou sal ot doubt that Chis there Hold imply to
ths the es and bled i there secording othe wed for he ay,
"This. Fold to ha forbear o imagine how ic ocr how and
how touch bes there Let fools be foc Oly belive ite il do it
Remeater now with ths bread whichis Chats body to suengtben
ty por, weak and poweres soul” *
‘Bue Later could ako sty: we most recgpize “the ouread with
the eyes of the bodys the spiral, the inet with the ejes ofthe
Inet; o ‘outardy Tet the sacament, bu inwardly and spituly
1 ake all the god things of Chist and Christ ims aho, jst as I
‘an eating piyely bread which suengteas me inwardly in body's
fre ceive though ath spall and with the mous pial”
Bor such easily undereandable varias ia Luther’ statements only
pat to wha he mean os, “tat he whom heaven and earth could
ot conan ws under the bread; 0 the sseron ofthe once
Ee See alr ra acer
Eee ocean arent
iis reat srasrar eee teu Sesion
So ine areca onan
Se Ey is Eee eRe Sian
OES to cee age
gohetes Capea tadewaalfings sib Sel tats
Sere oon,
on SEED ce ei rr eae
SA sess earns a
ee
presence of God ofthe acta ofthe fulfentof his revelation. "He
{ded the monoval sp fs zeta promie, hoa oy a om
bad in tread and wine
‘One must crtaialy admit the “ehemenc’ wih which one concept
{is identied with the oder with which the “ve? andthe ‘signi ate
fixed rageher; bat the emphasis alma onthe ‘have? The following
asap sealing forthe road Luther tks “So the this divine
promise sey Be wo us the materi fall and render ur fh most
‘cute, he st upan ithe eoken end seal which the most wustwory|
‘nd procs ofall, he hime wa the pric ofthe oie, is om
‘body and Blood nds the bread and the wine. By ts he gearestors,
thatthe riche ofthe prone are vento taj and thi Fegutes ou
sccptance of the promise "* The lest sentence defaive. In ord
‘nike the promise ‘most sue sna) and the uth most secure
(ain) the inherit of Ue promised sche must become the same
{instant sinstanoomly the acceptor ofthe promise. But then is be
snarl he acceptor ofthe promise? The aswer to this question a
‘Luther's ind indubabiy negate: With the presence of the ler the
pits presented there snot merely the repeion of the promise. The
‘promi’ therefore Becomes the gift lh’ becomes possesion Just,
esse fr Lather ll depends on th prec, ‘rer nohing hee
‘whch snot imperative evo)” Therefne fr him the presence of
the giver i aboltely requ. ‘He who gies and what ren shuld
be the same and whocset would para, would partake of him Here
‘sotanterthy human ean cease and enero God what i hihi
tannipoteace todo what he wills without our understanding it”*
Tis posble io understand the step which Luther too here athe
cof pre Custian faith in zevelatan o saat manifesting tly
demonic force. His positon inthe Lends Supper consoresy ih
Uhich re ae not here coacesne, shows that stall was both One
fan sy canfenly that he would not have been Luther fhe had ot
take this step; bu with equal eanience tha ‘controversy ot sould
yt 0
[REP ea het on whe er
ous A Ce sea emcee btn
SES heen oman eat
SEERA Seo omave say dre (which the entoversy neces bad to be), vpn this
ep uneoiable
"per ar sl oo poi tobe examine! in ou coasieraion ofthis
foal clminaten of Lathe’ docrne Fist his relton othe church
outing, ofc since 1215, of the tuansbstantaton ofthe elements
{mothe body and bod ofthe Lord. We have ateady presented the
Stiga ose which Lutes made of hit dosene® Bejood that, he
srs concroed ith ic besa the inde ety of bread and body,
Srinc and blod, which we fmprant im, was expressed poxtely
“Theres nothing further tobe ai. His stadt this doc was
‘uniapwtat to himself tthe time when be sll acne it and ely
important ter her he replied it Very ely he warned aise
"thet and suey? wich ingured whee the bread stay when tis
turned ito the enh of Chr Te i enough to know that ia vine
fig forthe Bes and Blood of Chit ray theta. The how andthe
tebe maybe let to him’? Or efen more sharply, ‘Tene off those
Crompei ofthe scolastcs who wory mach over ow the body of
{Crist canbe present, epi in uch miserable substance as bread
Do aot sxe that mice, bt ling spy tte Word a let it
be tine only care haw thou cent rose the ri of thi sacrament,
the emison of sins"
"Wen e vealed tht the fndiect entity of read and body could
uly well be expec i a fxm difetent rn the doctrine of the
‘Roman Chore, he cade thet fez witha ite ventiment atone
txpends ox daring an old cost. “The tha cor [the fist the
eerpretaon of (ot by ‘ymin (gen) the second is the
subetuin fo body (erp) the ‘cmon of he spiral body?
(Commo cor sphiatn) is tat ix che sacrament 00 bread
eas, br only the fom of bread. But not such i involved is this
{eri cly Choy and Blood remain therewith the Word* So
fRewzte afc bebe er hee yu publi preseatad the pew doce.
"ehcp lady reached hs pin wen hes looking back
to he Sermon om the Bachar! that be bad then been traveling he
fecosomed red td had ot troubled about he right ox wrong ofthe
Pope tn the matter Bat even ia 1520 wa hog eal for Christin
fieedoms in thi mater. ‘The presesce of Chris inthe Loud’s Supper
Gs Nigen, Satin... 7?
Eisen BLP cun Bet» 99
*Wia3 (520) ‘