“A Christian lives not in himself, but in Christ and his neighbor. Otherwise, he is not a Christian.” Martin Luther
“They are not to rule for their own interest but for the public good, nor are they endued with unbridled power, but what is restricted to the wellbeing of their subjects.” John Calvin
“Luther and Calvin help us to understand the importance of both liberty and justice in our search for Christian simplicity. We need to join with Luther in seeking the freedom of the Gospel which allows us to serve our neighbor in love. We need to join with Calvin in seeking social justice in all of society, which allows human beings to live in peace.” Richard Foster
Martin Luther (1483-1546) in Selected Writings of Martin Luther: 1520-1523, ed. Theodore G. Tappert (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1967) 47.
John Calvin (1509-1564) in Commentaries on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1947) 481.
Richard Foster in Freedom of Simplicity (New York: HarperCollins, 1981) 79-80.