“Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the …
Category: The Concordia Lutheran Issues 2010-Present
“Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”
The holy Epiphany season — this year having consisted of the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6th) and four Sundays after the Epiphany — is so named because of the manifestation or appearing of our Savior to …
The Assurance of Our Savior for a Happy New Year
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” —Matthew 6:33 For worldly minded individuals, happiness at Christmas time revolves primarily around the acquisition of new and greater earthly treasures. …
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Our Sinless Savior Born for Our Redemption
“And the angel answered and said unto her, ‘The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son …
The Exemplary Advent Preaching of Christ’s Forerunner
“I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!’ as said the prophet Esaias.” —John 1:23 John the Baptist, the Savior’s forerunner or “advance-man,” as we would call such a person today, …
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“Now Thank we all Our God!”
Without doubt one of the most popular and well-beloved thanksgiving hymns is that of Martin Rinckart entitled as above, “Now Thank We All Our God!” Not only is it found in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as Hymn #36 in the …
Reflecting upon the World into Which Martin Luther Was Born
This past October 31st, we celebrated the four hundred ninety-fourth anniversary of the Reformation, the date on which Dr. Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This historic event simply marks …
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What is Impreccatory Prayer?
“Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate Thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against Thee? I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them mine enemies.” — Psalm 139:21-22 In the Reformation section …
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
When Dr. Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses or, what we would call today, “talking points,” to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, he embarked upon a public debate with the Church of …
The Function of Faith in Justification
Before we poor sinners consider the function of faith in justification, let us first remind ourselves from the Word of God where we and all mankind in our natural condition stand spiritually before a just and holy God. Scripture clearly …