Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Philip Melanchthon
Born: February 16, 1497
Died: April 19, 1560 (aged 63)
Bio: Philip Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems.
Known for:
- Augsburg Confession
- Loci Communes (1521)
- Apology of the Augsburg Confession
- Commentary on Romans