“…forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before…” —Philippians 3:13 As we look back on the year 2013, each of us, according to the New Man within us, will humbly confess to God …
Author: Rev. David T. Mensing
Same-Sex Marriage: A Political Issue or a Moral Issue?
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.” — Genesis 2:24 Our country today is literally ablaze with the emotionally-charged debate, not only about whether to …
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A Look Ahead on the New Seminary Year
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” — II Timothy 2:2 This directive of the Apostle Paul to Timothy is …
The Perspicuity, or Clarity, of God’s Precious Word
Sermon for the Sunday Service Sixty-second Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Preached by Pastor David T. Mensing • Oak Forest, Illinois Text: II Peter 1:19-21 In the Name of Jesus Christ, the only Savior of lost mankind, the …
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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 …
The Sure and Certain Testimony of the Gospel to the Triune God
“If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.” — I John 5:9 Without controversy or question, the Scripture doctrine of the …
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Abide, O Dearest Jesus, among Us!
“Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” —Luke 24:29 As we still bask in the afterglow of our Savior’s mighty resurrection during these five weeks after Easter and gratefully take comfort in the …
Our Comfort and Assurance in the Message of the Easter Angel
“And he saith unto them: ‘Be not affrighted. Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him. But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that …
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The Old Testament Passover and Christ, OUR Passover
“Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us.” — I Corinthians 5:7b As Jesus and His disciples were returning to Judea from the province of Perea “beyond Jordan” (Matthew 19:1) and had come as far as Jericho, the Savior specially took …
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Propitiation
“…we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous; and He is the PROPITIATION for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” — I John 2:1-2 During the holy …