Are you familiar with the Luther Rose and its symbolism?
Simply put, the Luther Rose symbolically reminds us that there is no other God and no other Gospel, but the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Gospel as found in the Holy Bible.
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When you enter the sanctuary of Saint Andrew’s Chapel, you cannot help but notice the majestic pulpit that rises from the chancel and towers above the congregation. Although the pulpit is relatively plain in its structure and design, there is one unique feature to the pulpit that is noticed only upon a closer look. In the very center is an ornately carved emblem of a cross surrounded by rose petals. The emblem is a replica of the Luther Rose -- the crest of the sixteenth-century Reformer Martin Luther. Luther designed the crest to teach the gospel to others, particularly the illiterate and children. The focal point of the Luther Rose draws our eyes to the central tenet of Luther’s theology -- the cross.
The cross is set against the backdrop of a heart to remind us that we must believe in Christ with our hearts, which God graciously makes alive by the Holy Spirit. Rose petals surround the heart and the cross to highlight that faith in Christ results in joy, comfort, and peace on account of the finished work of Christ. The rose petals are fixed in a sky of blue to symbolize that our joy in the Holy Spirit by faith is our present hope of the future heavenly joy awaiting us. On the outer edge of the Luther Rose, encompassing the entire emblem, is a gold ring symbolizing the heavenly riches awaiting us in the eternal glory of heaven.
Just as the Luther Rose on the front of the pulpit at Saint Andrew’s Chapel is not intended to draw eyes to Luther but to the gospel he preached, so the height of the pulpit is not intended to elevate the man in the pulpit but the gospel he preaches. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God and the only way to God, and, in the providence of God, this is the truth that ignited Luther and set the world ablaze in the Reformation of the sixteenth century. The Reformers did not teach anything new but sought to recover biblical truth and restore the church to her biblical foundations. The five solas ("sola" is Latin for "alone") that emerged from the Reformation capture the heart of the Reformation and the heart of the gospel.
At the time of the Reformation, the word "sola" became a necessary qualifier in order to guard the simple truths that Scripture is our only infallible authority for faith and life, and that we are justified, or declared righteous, by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone, and all for the glory of God alone. And, make no mistake, we are not justified by believing the solas but by believing in Christ, and we guard these solas not merely for the sake of an event that took place five hundred years ago in Europe, but for the sake of the event that took place two thousand years ago on a hill outside Jerusalem.
-- Burk Parsons
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Simply put, the Luther Rose symbolically reminds us that there is no other God and no other Gospel, but the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Gospel as found in the Holy Bible.
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Don't you mean Martin Luther's Rosicrucian rose? Thanks for this post I didn't know Luther was an occultist but now I know.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/510019/Rosicrucian
Rosicrucianism was associated with Protestantism, Lutheranism in particular,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucianism
With all due respect, that's absurd (1 Timothy 1:3-7).
In Christ Alone,
Jeff
It was news to me to, I had never seen Luther's seal before but have research Rosicucianism I recognised it right away. You can call it absurd if you like but I doubt Britannica have the facts wrong. Quoting 1 Timothy 1:3-7 is kind of silly seeing as it was Luther who sprinkled baby's and held to many other Catholic & Augustinian Gnostic theology's. Go research Augustine and you will find he was first a Gnostic before he ever became a Catholic. Wasn't Luther an Augustinian Monk? before he nailed his 95 Augustinian thesis to the door.
I would humbly suggest that, even though Martin Luther had many faults, we should avoid saying that he was an occultist based on the symbolism contained in his rose. There are none righteous (Rom. 3:10) before the LORD. Let us remember the Lord's words that we should "clease that which is within the cup and platter..."(Matt 23:26) Even though he may not have been perfect, I have no doubt that he was saved. "Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile." (Psalm 32:2)
Hi Mr Bighead,
I don't agree that Luther was born again. I doubt very much that he will be in Heaven. His fruits are not good he was a murder first off, which I already knew but now I know he was also a Rosicucian. I will not avoid the truth just so you can continue glorifying a man for the great works he supposedly did in history past.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Luther was a murderer and more than likely a sorcerer as well. In his own words:
"The science of alchymy I like very well, and indeed, 'tis the philosophy of the ancients. I like it not only for the profits it brings in melting metals, in decocting, preparing, extracting and distilling herbs, roots; I like it also for the sake of the allegory and secret signification, which is exceedingly fine, touching the resurrection of the dead at the last day." - Martin Luther
Luther was a murderer? Do provide citation for such a wild claim please as well as the source for his quote about alchemy or I will have no choice but to censor your comments.
I want to respect your right to express your point of view, but if this is considered my "house," then you need to know you cannot just barge in and throw around such wild accusations without a shred of historical evidence to back up these lies you call truth.
I'll help you out:
http://cyberbrethren.com/2010/03/30/was-martin-luther-a-murderer/
With All Due Respect,
Jeff
Bornagain Soldier, I have read the quote you provided by Martin Luther, and it is a persuasive argument, to be sure. Given what I know of myself and my own standing with the LORD, I would put forth the suggestion that Martin Luther was indeed very close to God, following the Lord Jesus' examples of using that which was available to him to better be able to witness the gospel of Christ to those outside the faith.
"Therefore let everyone who can,smite,slay and stab,secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful or devilish than a rebel. It is just as when one must kill a mad
dog; if you do not strike him, he will strike you, and a whole land with you." Martin Luther
http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/hist/faculty/edwardsk/hist310/reader/lutheragainst.pdf
This next quote may be of a secondary source but it seems to me in keeping with his own order in the above letter that the peasants should be killed openly and secretly like dogs.
“I, Martin Luther, have during the rebellion slain all the peasants, for it was I who ordered them to be struck dead. All their blood is upon my head. But I put it all on our Lord God: for he commanded me to speak thus” [Tischreden; Erlanger Ed., Vol. 59. p. 284].
Now the very wording of the first quote is very similar to the Jesuit oath if you ask me.
"I do further promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly and openly, against all heretics" Jesuit Oath
http://www.ianpaisley.org/article.asp?ArtKey=jesuit
Now you can justify what Luther was saying about killing people all you like but Jesus said.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Luther was no peace make that is for sure.
History shows us that Luther was a tyrant and who's followers ended up supporting Hitler because they saw him as another Martin Luther.
Again Jesus said:
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
1. False Doctrine: to name just 1 baptising baby's
2. Occult symbolism as his personal seal & endorsement of sorcery(The quote is from Martin Luther's Table Talk originally entitled Divine Discourses found in 1626)
3. Ordering murder both secretly and openly, (just like the Jesuits)
Yes Jeff this is your blog so With due honour and respect I will leave this conversation and let you get back to being a blind leader of the blind if you so choose.
I do not bid you God speed.
2Jn 1:11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Bornagain Soldier, has the thought ever occurred to you that those quotes might have been taken out of context? Or that they were false quotes attributed to Luther? You sound like a wolf in sheep's clothing, a plant for the Illuminati. It is you who shall be cast into hellfire, not Luther, not Jeff, and not myself. The LORD rebuke you. You and your masters shall soon fall.
It is written:
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Also it is written:
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
And again it is written:
2nd Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
You have not proved anything yet I have proved my points. Because the fable of Martin Luther is now broken before your eyes you speak false witness against me. You have a massive beam in your eye Mr Ramsey II, first cast that beam out of your eye before you use the phrase the Lord Rebuke you.
I have been praying for Jeff and I will now pray for you also.
But I do not wish you God speed ether, because I will not be a part of the lifting up of Martin Luther. Anyone who calls themselves a Lutheran or follows Luther is under a curse.
Jer 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Now this is my last post on this blog, I have marked you all and I'm separating from you unless you repent, if you continue to attack me for telling you the truth I will no longer respond and will turn you over to Satan for the destruction of your flesh.
In Jesus Christ who is come in the flesh.
BAS
Bornagain Soldier, what authority do you think that you have over me to turn me over to Satan? The devil be loosed upon you in all ways that you have thought to have him loosed on me.
Respectfully, I would ask that we all read the LUF Comment Policy to the upper right of this page please.
This thread is a prime example of why I can't blame some forums for not allowing comments to be published.
By some of the twisted logic offered here in recent comments, I guess everyone should stop calling themselves Christians and stop reading the Bible then too since they're all under a similar "curse" as all Lutherans, because Hitler claimed to be a Christian who was just following what the Bible said.
Look, no one here (certainly not me) is deifying Martin Luther as if he were a Lutheran Pope of some sort. He was a mere man -- a fallen sinner -- just like the rest of us. Was he wrong about some things? Yes, and in some cases, in a major way too. But to deny that the Lord used him to reform His church and bring ultimate glory, honor, and praise to Himself is flat out wrong.
I suggest spending some time with some scholarly work on this subject such as these:
http://www.credomag.com/2012/04/23/hitler-god-and-the-bible/
http://hitlerandchristianity.com/in-defense-of-martin-luther-part-12-last-part/544.html
In Christ Alone,
Jeff
I do apologize, Jeff. I was out of line. May God keep me in remembrance of civility that I should hold my tongue when I should.
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