“Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer.” Luke 24:46 The great passion of Christ (His extreme suffering for our redemption) already stood as a written, divinely declared fact in the Old Testament Scriptures well before its …
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“For that ye ought to say: ‘If the Lord will, we shall live and do this or that.’” — James 4:15 What are your plans, my plans, your resolutions, my resolutions for 2017? Did we remember and apply the counsel …
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” —Exodus 20:7 This Second of the Ten Commandments (as we traditionally number them — since the numbers were not assigned to them by God Himself), belongs to …
As we hear during the holy Christmas season of the chaste relationship of Mary and Joseph of Nazareth “before they came together” (Matthew 1:18), namely, that they were “espoused” or solemnly committed to one another in Holy Marriage but had …
“To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.” —Acts 10:43 The coming of the only-begotten Son of God into the world as a true human being in …
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“Forget not all His benefits.” —Psalm 103:2 Once, a man asked me this question: “At your church, I noticed that, besides receiving instruction in the sermon and Scripture readings, the people also sing, praise, glorify, and thank God. I …
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Even before Luther’s death, false “Lutherans” were perverting the true teachings of the Lutheran church. How might Martin Luther react to the perversions in Lutheranism today? We suspect with the same type of indignation that we see below. Excerpt taken …
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“He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.” —Matthew 12:30 On October 31st we celebrate the four-hundred ninety-ninth anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation; and we offer praise and thanks to …
Straddling the Fence: The Admission of Defeat. CL Sept – Oct 2016 Read More »
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” —Colossians 3:17 Dating: A Modern Practice Although opinions vary greatly among social historians, most …
“Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” –Exodus 20:3 This series on the Ten Commandments, beginning with a timely review of the First Commandment, is for you and for me. Let us not think that we have outgrown such …
