# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Juni 1863_S164
# AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

164    Theological Axioms.

75. But suppose a good-hearted man (as they call him) were to say: What harm is there, then, if one kept God's Word, and alongside it let all these (erroneous) articles, or at least some of them, which are tolerable enough, likewise remain? I answer: such people may indeed be called good-hearted, but they are in truth wrong-hearted and seducing-hearted people. Life may well be sinful and wrong — indeed, it is, alas, all too wrong — but doctrine must be exactly right and certainly without any sin at all. Therefore nothing must be preached in the Church except the certain, pure, and sole Word of God. Where that is lacking, it is no longer the Church, but the devil's school. (Luther.)

76. It is rightly and well said: the Church cannot err, for God's Word, which she teaches, cannot err. But whatever is taught otherwise, or is in doubt as to whether it is God's Word, that cannot be the Church's teaching, but must be the devil's teaching, lies, and idolatry. (Luther.)

77. Sacramenti usurpatio est nota confessionis et doctrinae; qui ergo doctrinam illius ecclesiae, in qua sacramento uti vult, pro vera non agnoscit, is sacramento quoque salva conscientia in illa ecclesia uti non potest. (Balduin.)

The use of the Sacrament is a sign of confession and of doctrine; whoever, therefore, does not acknowledge as true the doctrine of that church in which he wishes to use the Sacrament, cannot use the Sacrament in that church either with an unviolated conscience.

78. Non potest concordiam habere cum Christo, qui discors voluerit esse cum christiano. (Augustinus.)

He can have no unity with Christ who is willing to be at odds with Christians.

79. Melius est discidium pietatis ortum causa, quam vitiosa concordia. (Gregor. Nazianzen.)

The discord that has arisen for the sake of godliness is better than a sinful concord.

80. Ambitio mater est omnium haeresium et sectarum. (Luther.)

"From ambition come all heresies."

81. Qui Christo non credit, multo minus credit in Christum. (Selneccer.)

He who does not believe Christ believes even much less in Christ.

82. Τὸ ἀληθὲς ἕν, τὸ δὲ ψεῦδος πολυσχιδές. (Gregor.)

The truth is one, but falsehood is manifold.

83. Si fueris Romae, romano vivito more,
Si fueris alibi, vivito, sicut ibi. (Melanchthon.)

If you are in Rome, live after the Roman custom; if you are elsewhere, live as the custom is there.

84. The ceremonies are subject to us, and not we to them. (Luther.)

85. If an order falls into abuse, it is no longer an order, but a disorder. (Luther.)