Martin Luther on Beer and Wine
Posted on July 9, 2008 by larrytemple (Cross, Crown, and Covenant)
Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? The sun, the moon, and the stars have been worshiped. Shall we then pluck them out of the sky?
…see how much he [God] has been able to accomplish through me, though I did no more than pray and preach. The Word did it all. Had I wished I might have started a conflagration at Worms. But while I sat still and drank beer with Philip and Amsdorf, God dealt the papacy a mighty blow.
Martin Luther, quoted in:
Drinking with Calvin and Luther – A History of Alcohol in the Church by Jim West
