this picture of Luther reminds me—a few weeks ago Autumn saw this same picture of him in an article I was reading. She said, “Daddy, that lady looks funny”. HA
Thanks for bringing that up, Troy. In one sense it is not possible to live this way. That being said, I still found it meaningful and possible in another sense – the sense which I believe is Luther’s intended meaning. Regarding the future, Luther is also known to have said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Did he really mean that, or was he trying to say something else? It would help to have more of the context of these quotes.
I think what struck me in this quote was the thought of the significance of all three of these events to my everyday life, which is the point I believe Luther is getting at. You could take his quote too literally which would probably lead to craziness, much like the saying, “What would Jesus do?” In most specific scenarios, we don’t have any clue what Jesus would do. So, it’s not even helpful to ask that question. Would Jesus ever wear a tie? Would Jesus play NBA Jam with me and my friends? Would Jesus have a blog? A more helpful question to ponder the answer to would be, “What has Jesus done?” This is really material for a separate blog, but I still think that the WWJD statement can be helpful if you use it to remember Christ’s example in general and try to follow him. Like the fact that we know Jesus was loving, forgiving, sacrificial, and so on. I think the same way about this quote. The significance of Christ’s death and the joy of Christ’s resurrection should be as real to me as if it happened today. And the joy of His return should be a real joy and a hope that is evident in my life like I truly believe tomorrow or even tonight could be the day! Today, live in light of what you know about the past, present, and future work of Christ.
this picture of Luther reminds me—a few weeks ago Autumn saw this same picture of him in an article I was reading. She said, “Daddy, that lady looks funny”. HA
amen.
As Dad would say, “That’s what I’m talking about!”
is that really possible though? i don’t know if it is possible.
Thanks for bringing that up, Troy. In one sense it is not possible to live this way. That being said, I still found it meaningful and possible in another sense – the sense which I believe is Luther’s intended meaning. Regarding the future, Luther is also known to have said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Did he really mean that, or was he trying to say something else? It would help to have more of the context of these quotes.
I think what struck me in this quote was the thought of the significance of all three of these events to my everyday life, which is the point I believe Luther is getting at. You could take his quote too literally which would probably lead to craziness, much like the saying, “What would Jesus do?” In most specific scenarios, we don’t have any clue what Jesus would do. So, it’s not even helpful to ask that question. Would Jesus ever wear a tie? Would Jesus play NBA Jam with me and my friends? Would Jesus have a blog? A more helpful question to ponder the answer to would be, “What has Jesus done?” This is really material for a separate blog, but I still think that the WWJD statement can be helpful if you use it to remember Christ’s example in general and try to follow him. Like the fact that we know Jesus was loving, forgiving, sacrificial, and so on. I think the same way about this quote. The significance of Christ’s death and the joy of Christ’s resurrection should be as real to me as if it happened today. And the joy of His return should be a real joy and a hope that is evident in my life like I truly believe tomorrow or even tonight could be the day! Today, live in light of what you know about the past, present, and future work of Christ.
that response is a fine bit of writing there, bro. you should do more of that.
tanks but ain’t got no time.