“We know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.” —I Corinthians 8:4 On the basis of the clear and unmistakable testimony of Holy Scripture, such as in the verse quoted …
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“We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost”
The first stanza of this Pentecost hymn dates from the middle of the 13th Century, and its author is unknown. Its melody originated even earlier, dating from the early 12th Century. Luther regarded it “einen feinen, schönen Gesang” (“a fine, …
“Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman?”
Rev. Edward J. Worley
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“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil …
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The Ascension Angels’ Prophecy of Christ’s Second Visible Advent
“And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, ‘Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken …
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“I Know that My Redeemer Lives!”
This popular Easter hymn, #200 in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), was written by Samuel Medley (1738–1799) and first appeared in George Whitefield’s Psalms and Hymns in the year 1775. Medley apparently spent the first twenty-some years of his life like …
Chronology of the Risen Savior’s Appearances
◆ Mary Magdalene; Mary, the mother of James (“the less”) and of Joses; Salome, the wife of Zebedee; Joanna; and “other women” came to the sepulchre at the rising of the sun on Easter morning. (Matthew 28:1ff.; Mark 16:1ff.; Luke …
Christ’s Resurrection: The Prototype of Our Resurrection
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.” — I Corinthians 15:20 The Holy Scriptures are an inexhaustible “gold mine” of truth. This statement is clearly supported by our Savior’s words to …
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The Resurrection of Christ in Prophecy
“Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.” —Psalm 16:10 “[David] seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His …
The Accomplishment of Our Redemption
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar,He said: ‘It is finished!’ And He bowed His head and gave up the ghost.” — John 19:30 “I suppose certainty [of salvation] is important to some people,” a lifelong E.L.C.A. Lutheran recently said …
Celebrating Fifty Years in the Pastoral Office
On June 25th this past summer, our dear brother, the Rev. David G. Redlin of Tucson, Arizona, marked his fiftieth anniversary in the Lord’s service as a Lutheran pastor. Since he had come into our Conference in 1991 by colloquy …