Luther on the Christian Life (5)

In chapter five, entitled “Living by the Word,” Trueman moves from Luther’s understanding of the worship of the church to his view of the day-to-day Christian life. Here the reader is given insight into Luther’s understanding of how the Christian life is lived out in the “normal” daily life of the ordinary believer. It has already been pointed out that Luther’s view of the Christian life is ecclesiastical. That is, the church is front and center in the Christian life. The church is the hub...