It is a striking fact that one particular sentence from St. Paul occurs in three foundational documents of the Reformation. And it is not Romans 1:17! Moreover, each document uses this sentence to highlight some aspect of the doctrine of justification. (1)
The sentence is from Romans 4:25. Martin Luther places it at the head of Part Two of the Schmalkaldic Articles (1527): "Here is the first and chief article: (1) That Jesus Christ our God and Lord, 'was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification' (Rom. 4:25)." The ...
