The ‘Law and Gospel’ became much of his focus in his early writings. “Therefore beware lest you make Christ into Moses, and the gospel into a book of law and doctrine, as has been done before now, including some of Jerome’s (hermit and biblical scholar) prefaces. In fact, however, the gospel demands no works to make us holy and to redeem us. Indeed, it condemns such works, and demands only faith in Christ”. What I believe he is saying is because of our blindness or inability to fulfill the law, we can never see how truly sinful we are and therefore to attempt to keep the law is a moot point. …show more content…
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed--a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." – Romans 1:16-17 (NIV)
That is not saying that Luther believed we were to be reckless while on our faith journey. On the contrary, “ Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” Let us then consider it certain and firmly established that the soul can do without anything except the Word of God and where the Word of God is missing there is no help for the soul.”
In other words, there are boundaries to consider, good deeds to be done, but strictly after adhering to our love of God first. Thus, Luther believed that justification by faith meant that even as sinners we are able to enter into a relationship with God, but not by anything we