One of the benefits of being a "more mature" student is discovering that required reading for courses uncovers treasures that you wish you had read decades ago.

Paul Althaus' "Ethics of Martin Luther" is one of those treasures!

I'm afraid that I expected something of a tedious read. The author is a German who died in 1961, I was expecting rigid and formal.

What I received was a series of delightful essays emphasizing the Christian's freedom in Christ. The burden of placating Jonathan Edwards "angry God" has been removed. God doesn't need our good behavior. We are free to act in love towards our neighbor, who very well may need to act on his or her behalf.

Take a deep breath and hear the freedom of the Gospel!