I recently ran across a quote by Martin Luther. The first time I heard the citation was from an old friend, Kent Johnson, director of Legislative Affairs for Arizona Families for Home Education in the early 90s. It impacted me then and it impacts me now.
Kent was a seminarian and spokesperson/debater for the pro life movement. He used this quote in reference to those ministers who would not make a stand for the unborn child but simply stated their call was to “preach the Gospel.” I would add along with standing for the unborn, that today we need to stand for the definition of marriage.
"If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing him. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."
Kent was a seminarian and spokesperson/debater for the pro life movement. He used this quote in reference to those ministers who would not make a stand for the unborn child but simply stated their call was to “preach the Gospel.” I would add along with standing for the unborn, that today we need to stand for the definition of marriage.
"If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing him. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."
