“…every Christian, when he has the Word of God, honors and keeps it, regardless of whether this irritates the world or whether it costs him his success. This is his attitude: ‘There is my wallet and money bag, my house and home. But here is my Christ. Now, if I have to forsake and surrender one of them, I will let it all go in order to keep my Christ.’ That is what Christ means with the words: ‘No one can serve two masters.’ Eventually they will come into conflict and one will have to yield to the other. Therefore it is vain for you to persuade yourself of the idea that you will keep them both as your masters…” Luther’s Works 21, 188-9
