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n. d.; rev. 23 August 2003; 19 July 2006

Wiki MarkupEqually certain is that Luther, for one, entirely agrees with Paul's position. A wicked priest, he says, may set forth the promise of the sacrmnent of the bread "and administer it to those who partake, and even partake himself, as did Judas the traitor at the supper of the Lord. It still remains the smne sacrament and testament, which works its own work in the believer but \ [works\] an 'alien work' in the unbeliever" (_LW_ 36: 56). A footnote to this passage adds, significantly: "Its own work is salvation. The 'alien work' is condemnation. The expression \ [_sc_. "alien work"\] derives from Isa. 28:21."

6 February 2008