"Your Imperial Majesty and Your Lordships demand simple answer. Here it is, plain and unvarnished. Unless I am convicted of error by the testimony of Scripture or (since I put no trust in the unsupported authority of Popes or councils, since it is plain that they have often erred and often contradicted themselves) by manifest reasoning, I stand convicted by the Scriptures to which I have appealed, and my conscience is taken captive by God's word, I cannot and will not recant anything, for to act against our conscience is neither safe, nor open to us.
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"On this I take my stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen."
~ Excerpt from Martin Luther's speech
at the Diet of Worms (1521)
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Persevero,
Scribe
Thank you for the post, Scribe. If we would only live by those words. "for to act against
ReplyDeleteour conscience is neither safe, nor open to us". How true.
HUGS,
Memaw