>>14900999 LB
>Free will refers to the freedom to choose to do anything within the limits of one's nature.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image;
That is our nature. It's not anything like a bird breathing under water; choosing unwisely is well within our capacity.
Love of God insists on free will, or else it's not love.
Obedience to God is a result of our love freely given to Him.
>>14901038 (pb)
>Nonetheless,
>the spoken portion is repetition.
>Martin Luther revered Mary in his earlier unreformed state as a Catholic.
>He later refuted all that.
Luther states, “She does not say men shall speak all manner of good of her, praise her virtues, exalt her virginity or her humility, or sing of what she has done. But for this one thing alone, that God regarded her, will men call her blessed. [She] lays claim to nothing and counts only Him as great.”[2] Though he admits that the title “Queen of Heaven” is a “true enough name,”
In response, many Protestants go to the opposite extreme and throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater, refusing to give any honor to Mary because it could be seen as idolatry. This is somewhat misguided and seems more often motivated by self-righteousness than a true conflict with Scripture, the Confessions, and even the Church Fathers and Mothers.
https://lutheranreformation.org/theology/luthers-love-st-mary-queen-heaven/
The spoken portion is from the bible.
And, the interior portion is contemplation on the life of Christ as revealed in the bible in order to "imitate what it contains and obtain what it promises."
https://www.trumpnationnews.com/president-trump-tele-rally/