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Martin Luther and the Ten Commandments in the Large Catechism.

From: Currents in Theology and Mission  |  Date: 4/1/2004  |  Author: Wengert, Timothy J.

In the coming months and years, there is bound to be plenty of discussion over Martin Luther's understanding of the Sixth Commandment, especially as it pertains to modern questions about homosexual relations. On one hand, it is very simple. Luther said next to nothing about such behavior, except to condemn it in the most general terms. Like others of his age, he was extremely reticent to talk about any sexual sins, even while he seemed to delight in scatological expressions that ...

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