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Luther's Anfechtung and Renewal - Lutheran (Isaiah 40:31)
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Martin Luther experienced what he called Anfechtung—spiritual attacks of doubt, depression, and despair. Even after his breakthrough on grace, dark periods returned. How did he endure? Not by positive thinking but by waiting on God's Word: singing hymns, reciting Scripture, receiving communion.
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