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“They knew that it was not their faith that validated Christ’s resurrection, as many of today’s modern theologians teach and preach, but that it was his physical resurrection that validated their faith.”
― Alvin J. Schmidt, How Christianity Changed the World

“Another meaning of 'Word' in Lutheran theology says it is only through the Word that Christians are kept and sustained in their faith. That is why Christians must not neglect the Word of God. They need to read it regularly in devotions at home, hear it preached in church, and study it with fellow Christians in Bible classes or similar settings.”
― Alvin Schmidt, Hallmarks of Lutheran Identity

“Seneca, the Roman moralist, called unchastity "the greatest evil of our time". In light of this pronounced deterioration of marriage, countless Roman women engaged in adulterous sex, and when they became pregnant, they destroyed the evidence of their sexual indiscretions, thus adding to Rome's widespread abortions.”
― Alvin J. Schmidt, How Christianity Changed the World