Martin Luther. The Lion-Hearted Reformer

Great heroes are never-failing examples that help spur us on to noble endeavor. While we do not want to follow men so blindly that we lose sight of the Christ of God, yet there is room for conforming to the injunction of the great apostle, who says, “Follow me as I follow Christ.”

Luther followed Christ. He was not humanly perfect by any means—who of us are? But, he did the right as God gave him to see the right, and it mattered not whether it was prince or pauper who tried to divert him from his path of duty, for he kept right on. His own indomitable character is reflected in that hymn which is so aptly called Luther’s hymn, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

This life is not meant to be a students’ textbook. It is a life of Luther that young people will like to read during spare moments. We trust it will inspire our noble young people to follow Luther as he followed Christ. To this task it is committed.

THE PUBLISHERS.