It is a nice reprieve when reading my theology homework elicits an audible chuckle or two.
Answering the hypothetical question: “What would Adam have done if the serpent had tried to tempt him instead of Eve?”, Luther responds:
“He would have crushed the serpent with his foot and would have said: ‘Shut up! The Lord’s command was different.’”
Martin Luther commenting on Genesis 3
Too bad Adam turned out to be a passive pansy.
1 Comment
April 23, 2009 at 2:50 pm
crush and state
vs ask and cuddle