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“We are to learn
from this report of the casting out of a devil the most
consoling truth that Christ is the Lord over the devil and his
realm; and, further, that this work, then begun in the body, did
not terminate, but still continues in the Church of Christ, and
will continue until the judgment day.
“For the
accomplishment of this work Christ has instituted the necessary
means; namely, Holy Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, the Word and
Absolution, also other offices pertaining to the ministry,
whereby the devil is to be cast out from the people, so that
they may become free from his thralldom and that his kingdom may
be destroyed.
“For it is
plainly written in this respect: Verbum meum non redibit
vacuum – My Word shall not return void. As the
rain which falls upon dry land produces vegetation and blossoms,
thus does the Word of God, most assuredly, produce fruit in some
hearts. The Holy Spirit is connected with the Word to illumine,
incite and purify the hearts, that they may be set free from the
tyranny and oppression of the devil.
Luther. House
Postil. Oculi. Luke 11:14-28
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