ivine Wisdom. Only God knows who will be saved. Nevertheless, all Christians must conduct their lives according to God's York-10 teachings for the very reason that they are Christians. God, in His Infinite Mercy and Judgment knows his own. Only God is capable of judging His people fairly and wisely. Paul Tillich states: "I want to emphasize Luther's doctrines of sin and faith very much because they are points in which the Reformation is far superior to what we find today in popular Christianity. For Luther sin is 'Unbelief in the real sin.' 'Nothing justifies except faith, and nothing makes sinful except unbelief.' 'Unbelief is sin altogether.' 'Therefore the word 'sin' includes what we are living and doing besides the faith in God.' These statements presuppose a concept of faith which has nothing whatsoever to do with the acceptance of doctrines" (Tillich 245). Luther believed that mankind is totally depraved; but this does not mean there is nothing good in humanity. What this idea really means is that human beings are in continual conflict with themselves. Modern psychology would say the self is frustrated and neurotic concerning itself. In order to deal with this situation, Luther felt faith is something a true Christian must embrace. This is the faith that Jesus Christ is the Savior of mankind. Luther did not feel those persons having a profession involving violence are doomed to eternal damnation. For instance, Luther believed a Christian soldier could be saved even if he killed other people known as the 'enemy.' Luther provides a soldier's prayer is his essay "Whether Soldiers, York-11 Too, Can Be Saved" (1526): ". . . But because I know and have learned from your gracious word that none of our good works can help us and that no one is saved as a soldier but only as a Christian, therefore, I will not in any way rely on my obedience and work, but place myself freely at the service of your will. I believe with all my heart that only...
