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I'd break wind right in his bishop face.

Would it surprise you to learn that you're misunderstanding Luther? Do you treat your wife like this? It must be hard to live with you! Then I would respectfully request that you no longer quote Luther or comment on him since you have not read him and are not willing to read him. Otherwise...

Well, we've got Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodists, Reformed Congregationalists, and probably others. That represents most of the history of the church. People did not reject infant baptism until the english baptists separatists in the seventeenth...

You would read them if you wanted to comment on their teaching with any integrity. Since you've not read him, you've not really taken the time to understand what he's trying to say. This is why your critique of him demonstrates that you're not really hearing what he's saying. You think you...

We actually have his written words! You should read his preface to Romans. It would clear a lot of things up for you if you read it with an open mind.

Would it surprise you to learn that you've misunderstood Luther?

How do you know? Have you read any of his complete works?

Most Christian denominations baptize babies, but for different reasons. Why do you want to have your kids baptized?

No. But he was not talking about his divine nature. He was talking about his human nature.

Would it surprise you to learn that you don't understand Luther? It's very easy to misunderstand him if you just read a list of quotes lifted out of their context. It's easier to understand him if you give him a proper hearing by reading one of his pieces in which these words occur. The preface...

God commands us to be quick to listen and slow to speak. The way that you are misunderstanding Luther shows that you haven't cared enough about him to put in the effort to understand what he's saying. This is uncharitable and a violation of God's command.

That quote is often misunderstood when it's lifted out of its context. Give his preface to Romans a read.

I can sympathize with this reading because it seeks to emphasize the love of Christ but I don't believe it's really warranted by the parable itself. The Greek doesn't shed light in either direction. There's also a theological problem with that interpretation which actually diminishes the grace...

@Bible Highlighter you should read Martin Luther's introduction to Romans. You might find it helpful. Preface to Romans by Martin Luther

"Faith is not that human illusion and dream that some people think it is. When they hear and talk a lot about faith and yet see that no moral improvement and no good works result from it, they fall into error and say, 'Faith is not enough. You must do works if you want to be virtuous and get to...

What was your experience?

Ah. I think the biggest boost for us was the doubling of the child tax credit.

So the increase was due to changes in SSDI?

So personal experiences don't matter? What was your personal experience?

What was your personal experience? I'd be more interested in hearing that than in hearing "the data".