A Dandy Hope

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is only temporary but what is unseen is eternal.

Terrible. Unforgiving. That’s how I saw God. Punishing us in this life and committing us to purgatory after death. Sentencing sinners to burn in hell for all eternity. But I was wrong. Those who see God as angry do not see Him rightly. But look upon a curtain as if a dark storm cloud is being drawn across his face. If we truly believe that Christ is our Savior, then we have a God of love. And to see God in faith is to look upon His friendly heart. So when the devil throws your sins in your face, and declares that you deserve death and hell tell him this, ‘I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it?’ For I know one who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ Son of God. Where He is there I should be also.

Martin Luther

I find it interesting that people will often times leave out the first half of this quote…

(via hislivingpoetry)

(Source: wgjake, via both-seeker-and-sought)