CHRIST’S ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN § 119. Christ’s ascension into heaven was the glorious termination of His visible conversation with His church on earth 1 and the visible 2 entrance of the God-man,3 according to His human nature,4 into His heavenly …
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“He was numbered with the transgressors.”
These verbally-inspired words of prophecy from the pen of Isaiah are essential to our Christian faith in the vicarious atonement of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world. For, although the holy season of Lent is now behind us, …
One of the Blessed Results of Christ’s Passive Obedience
“…who His own self bear our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness, by whose stripes ye were healed.” — I Peter 2:24 In this portion of the Epistle …
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The Consistent Practice of Close Communion—An Exercise in Christian Love
“He that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” — I Corinthians 11:29 In accordance with God’s Word and sound Lutheran practice, we observe “close” (sometimes also called “closed”) Communion, that is, …
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In memoriam… Pastor Elison Bibi Agborubere
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” — Hebrews 13:7 Our almighty God, in His all-wise providence and at the time …
The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection is Essential to Our Christian Faith
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain” — I Corinthians 15:14 The fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is fundamental to our Christian faith because it deals with the …
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120 – Christ’s Sitting at the Right Hand of God
CHRIST’S SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD § 120. Christ’s sitting at the right hand of God the Father Almighty 1 is the full and constant participation, according to His human nature,2 in the exercise of the universal dominion, …
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121 – Christ’s Coming to Judgment
CHRIST’S COMING TO JUDGMENT § 121. Christ’s coming to judge the quick and the dead will be the visible culmination of His exaltation, inasmuch as it will then be made manifest unto men and angels, good and evil, that all …
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122 – The Office Of Christ
THE OFFICE OF CHRIST § 122. The office of Christ is threefold, sacerdotal, prophetic, and royal.
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