I am bound by the scriptures <br /> By the Word of God, <br />My conscience is held captive, <br /> By that divine measuring rod. <br />Here it is that I stand, <br /> That is all I can do, <br />Because I am convinced, <br /> That the scriptures are true. <br />It’s neither safe nor right, <br /> To change my defense, <br />My conscience stands fast, <br /> And I will make no pretense. <br /> <br />Gary Bryson <br />1/25/05 <br /> <br /> <br />”Unless I am convinced by the testimonies of the Scriptures or by evident reason (for I believe neither pope nor councils alone, since it is manifest they have often erred and contradicted themselves) , I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted, and my conscience is held captive by the word of God; and as it is neither safe nor right to act against conscience, I cannot and will not retract anything. Here I stand; I cannot otherwise; God help me. Amen”.[These were Luther’s concluding words in making his defense at the Diet of Worms, Germany, in April of 1521.]<br /><br />Gary Bryson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-conscience-is-held-captive/
