{"id":3879,"date":"2004-03-15T20:25:20","date_gmt":"2004-03-15T20:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2020-10-28T20:02:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T20:02:35","slug":"between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#8217; Two Kingdoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Witte discusses (1) the distinctions between the fallen realm and the redeemed realm, the City of Man and the City of God, the Reign of the Devil and the Reign of Christ; (2) the distinctions between the sinner and the saint, the flesh and the spirit, the inner man and the outer man; (3) the distinctions between the visible church and the invisible church, the church as governed by civil law and the church as governed by the Holy Spirit; (4) the distinctions between reason and faith, natural knowledge and spiritual knowledge; and (5) the distinctions between two kinds of righteousness, two kinds of justice, two uses of law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040324141133\/http:\/\/www.elca.org\/scriptlib\/dcs\/jle\/jle_download\/article_witte_john.pdf\">Download the article <\/a><br \/>\n<em>This article first appeared in and is \u00a9 2003 Villanova Law Review:48 Villanova Law Review, 727-763 (2003) <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witte discusses (1) the distinctions between the fallen realm and the redeemed realm, the City of Man and the City of God, the Reign of the Devil and the Reign of Christ; (2) the distinctions between the sinner and the saint, the flesh and the spirit, the inner man and the outer man; (3) the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-martin-luther"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#039; Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#039; Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Witte discusses (1) the distinctions between the fallen realm and the redeemed realm, the City of Man and the City of God, the Reign of the Devil and the Reign of Christ; (2) the distinctions between the sinner and the saint, the flesh and the spirit, the inner man and the outer man; (3) the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Journal of Lutheran Ethics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Denise Rector\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Denise Rector\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Denise Rector\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/person\/1d1a38a7727af6291bbff14ba363351c\"},\"headline\":\"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#8217; Two Kingdoms\",\"datePublished\":\"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\"},\"wordCount\":134,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Martin Luther (incl. Luther's Writings)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\",\"name\":\"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther' Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#8217; Two Kingdoms\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/\",\"name\":\"Journal of Lutheran Ethics\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ELCA - Journal of Lutheran Ethics\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"ELCA - Journal of Lutheran Ethics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/person\/1d1a38a7727af6291bbff14ba363351c\",\"name\":\"Denise Rector\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Denise Rector\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/author\/drector\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther' Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther' Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics","og_description":"Witte discusses (1) the distinctions between the fallen realm and the redeemed realm, the City of Man and the City of God, the Reign of the Devil and the Reign of Christ; (2) the distinctions between the sinner and the saint, the flesh and the spirit, the inner man and the outer man; (3) the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/","og_site_name":"Journal of Lutheran Ethics","article_published_time":"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":250,"height":250,"url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Denise Rector","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Denise Rector","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/"},"author":{"name":"Denise Rector","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/person\/1d1a38a7727af6291bbff14ba363351c"},"headline":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#8217; Two Kingdoms","datePublished":"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/"},"wordCount":134,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Martin Luther (incl. Luther's Writings)"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/","url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/","name":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther' Two Kingdoms - Journal of Lutheran Ethics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#website"},"datePublished":"2004-03-15T20:25:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-28T20:02:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/between-sanctity-and-depravity-law-and-human-nature-in-martin-luther-two-kingdoms\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Between sanctity and depravity: Law and Human Nature in Martin Luther&#8217; Two Kingdoms"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#website","url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/","name":"Journal of Lutheran Ethics","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#organization","name":"ELCA - Journal of Lutheran Ethics","url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Journal_of_Lutheran_Ethics_Logo.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"ELCA - Journal of Lutheran Ethics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/#\/schema\/person\/1d1a38a7727af6291bbff14ba363351c","name":"Denise Rector","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1cd6b17eb57a1d89f3baef8305d701c7443492f28eb7b50b711980b582f26385?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Denise Rector"},"url":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/author\/drector\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3882,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3879\/revisions\/3882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}