He would have also smacked down Luther over his rejection of the Ten Commandments.
Let’s go back to the Luke 11 passage. Jesus corrected the woman’s attempt to venerate Mary because it took the focus off Jesus, His words, and the necessity of obedience to Him/His teachings.
How much more does a preoccupation with Luther distract us? How can we focus clearly and solely on Jesus if we are busy envisioning how Jesus would interact with someone else? How is this in keeping with the Luke 11 message?
Here’s a reiteration of that message. Do you see the common thread?
John 21:20-22. New American Standard Bible (NASB)
20 Peter, turning around, *saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”
21 So Peter seeing him *said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?”
22 Jesus *said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!”