The Message of Martin Moller
In Dying, Life.
The Dead Self
Whereas the Bible is often difficult for the
reader, Martin Moller—sublime spirit, humble preacher, is readily
available to the reader. He is at once the common man and like as I, and
the devoutly religious, self-educated scholar.
It is now The Magic Hour. I look down. There lies on the floor a rumpled Self,
as it were a costume unzipped and stepped out of. There lies on the floor
mySelf; a self that came into the world hesitant, arrogant, stubborn, afraid,
childish. There stands looking down a Self made anew; one of grace,
beauty and right-doing. It is in Spirit the very image of the Christ, only in a
rather goofy-looking body, and, “we have this treasure in earthen vessels.” 2
Cor. 4a. It is The Dead Self.
Martin Moller got it. He
was abundantly aware of being caught up in a new movement, a tsunami
wave of the Spirit of God moving thru stale, life-stealing doctrine
and ignorance. A man of The Renaissance and preceding The Age of
Reason, and writing about 60 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95
Theses to the door of the church, Martin Moller struggled to depart
from the doctrine of confession in particular. Boldly, he found his
voice, a highly evangelical, pleading voice. Martin Moller bids all
to come, come into death and find. . .LIFE.
From Martin Moller in his
own humble voice: I hope that this work will bring glory and honor to
my God, benefit and comfort to all my beloved, and a Christian life
and a blessed death to all guileless hearts.
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