Paul Richard Bloedel was born on October 6, 1925 in Hamlet, Indiana, to Pastor Gustav Bloedel and his wife, Clara née Jungkuntz. As an infant, he was baptized into the Christian faith by his father, who also carefully instructed him …
Author: Rev. David T. Mensing
The Unwitting Role of Civil Government in the Fulfillment of Divine Prophecy
“And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed ¼. And all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went …
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What Is Subjective Justification?
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the …
Historical Essay – “The Official Establishment of Heterodoxy in the Missouri Synod, 1950” – Part I
From the July / August 2000 issue of The Concordia Lutheran. HISTORICAL ESSAY delivered to the Forty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference by The Rev. David T. Mensing, Pastor Peace Ev. Lutheran Church, Oak Forest, Illinois “The …
Fixing the Blame but Denying the Guilt
“[Pilate] took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.’” Matthew 27:24 Who was really to blame for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ? This question …
The Adiaphoristic Controversy
What happened to the blessed movement known as The Reformation within a year of the signing of the Augsburg Confession, June 25, 1530, is not unlike the gradual weakening of the storm stirred by the founders of our own beloved …
What is the Sin Against the Holy Ghost?
“All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.” –Matthew 12:31 It often comes as quite a shock when Christians hear of a sin that …