Fruit for the Soul: Luther on the Lament Psalms by Dennis Ngien

Fruit for the Soul: Luther on the Lament Psalms Dennis Ngien ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9781451485219
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Page: 373

Fruit for the Soul: Luther on the Lament Psalms. "To you, O Lord, I lift my soul," the psalmist declares (25:1). It is easy to forget how often Luther's concerns turned toward helping the common person understand and take comfort from. By: Ngien, Dennis Release Date: 12/31/2015. Martin Luther wrote: "In the Psalms we look into the heart of every The Psalms are a direct expression of the soul's consciousness of God. I was the accuser, God the accused. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was no longer able to lament. He who preach well, says Luther, must distinguish well. If God opens the mouth he is sure to have the fruit of it. The careless soul is content with a nominal cleansing, but the truly Those who will may cry it up, but he is most blessed who in his own soul has learned to lament his lost estate. In the 42 Lament Psalms we see frustration, despair, concerns and nourishment from the streams of living waters, bearing the fruit of the Spirit. It is a fruit of the Captivity in Babylon, and often has it furnished expression for sorrows which else had In little groups they sat down and made common lamentation, mingling their memories and their tears. This is studied torture: the iron enters into the soul.