Well, vladimir998, I see that I invited you a little too softly to just put our verbal exchange (I’ll let you characterize it) to bed. Hereafter I will do so - or, to put it your way, I will take my ball and go home.
I will, however, make one observation. Your hatred for Martin Luther is so strong that I think you incapable of even trying to read and understand him. No, I am not saying that intellectually you are not able. I am quite sure you are. But hate does strange and powerful things to people.
If you would like to have the last word, be my guest.
Peace to you.
You wrote:
“Well, vladimir998, I see that I invited you a little too softly to just put our verbal exchange (I’ll let you characterize it) to bed. Hereafter I will do so - or, to put it your way, I will take my ball and go home.”
That’s always how this was going to end anyway.
“I will, however, make one observation. Your hatred for Martin Luther is so strong that I think you incapable of even trying to read and understand him.”
Actually I am familar with all of his works. Read through them all - all 50 or so volumes in translation. I didn’t want to spend the time reading the Weimar edition. I got so familiar with his works and their location on in the library that I memorized the call number (”BR 330 .E5 1955 fl” or something like that).
“No, I am not saying that intellectually you are not able. I am quite sure you are. But hate does strange and powerful things to people.”
I don’t hate the man. I freely admit I hate his lies, distortions, duplicity, support of bigamy, cutting books from the Bible, attacks on God’s Church, encouragement of rebellion and theft, schism, and vow breaking. I pity the man.
“If you would like to have the last word, be my guest.”
I think history will have the last word. Since you apparently don’t know much about that, it’s just as well.