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Martin Luther's Seal
"The first thing
expressed in my seal is a cross, black, within the heart, to put me
in mind that faith in Christ crucified saves us. 'For with the heart
man believeth unto righteousness.'"
"Now, although the cross is black, mortified, and intended to cause
pain, yet it does not change the color of the heart, does not
destroy nature - i.e., does not kill, but keeps alive. 'For the just
shall live by faith,' - by faith in the Savior."
"But this heart is fixed upon the center of a white rose, to show
that faith causes joy, consolation and peace. The rose is white, not
red, because white is the ideal color of all angels and blessed
spirits."
"This rose, moreover, is fixed in a sky-colored ground, to denote
that such joy of faith in the spirit is but an earnest and beginning
of heavenly joy to come, as anticipated and held by hope, though not
yet revealed."
"And around his groundbase is a golden ring, to signify that such
bliss in heaven is endless, and more precious than all joys and
treasures, since gold is the best and most precious metal. Christ,
our dear Lord, He will give grace unto eternal life." |
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