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All law is based upon morality, and morality is itself based upon religion. Therefore, when the religion of a people is weakened, so also is its morality undermined. The result is a progressive collapse of law and order, and the breakdown of society. Men, though, see law as a limitation on their liberty, and Christianity is held to be the most restrictive with its emphasis upon Biblical law as the foundation for morality and liberty.

We need to understand something: God is. And he doesn’t change who he is because of what we believe about him. The fact is, he is holy, and he wants us to be holy, too. Now the Bible says “Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.” And this perplexes us. How can God say, “Be ye holy for I am holy,” in one breath, and then, “All things are lawful,” in another?

This annotated edition of Concerning Christian Liberty includes an extra appendix which provides an interesting overview of Martin Luther’s peasant roots, his education in pre-law, and how he was diverted from a law career to that of a monk-turned-professor and, eventually, Protestant reformer.