A Christian by Martin Luther

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 22, 1857

A Christian.

By Martin Luther

A Christian is a child of God, a brother of the Lord Jesus Christ, a temple of the Holy Ghost, an heir of the kingdom, a companion of the angels, lord of the world, and a partaker of the divine nature. A Christian's glory is Christ in heaven, and the glory of Christ is a Christian on earth. He is a precious child of God, clothed in the righteousness of Christ, walking before God in holy fear and strict obedience, shining as a light in the world, and as a rose amongst thorns; he is a wonderful subject of divine grace, over which the holy angels rejoice, and whom they accompany in all his ways; he is a wonder to the world, a terror to devils, an ornament to the church, the desire of heaven; his heart is full of fire, his eyes full of tears, his breast filled with sighs, and his hands full of good works.

[Luther.