“Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father, to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever!” (Revelation 1:5-6). Thus …
Category: 2 THE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
Why Christian Symbolism Is Inadequate for Describing the Holy Trinity
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!” —Romans 11:33 “The Lord, He is God; there is none else beside Him” (Deuteronomy 4:35). …
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Are the Old Testament Scriptures Themselves Sufficient unto Salvation?
“For a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” — II Timothy 3:15 We propose this question as the title of this present article …
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How Reformed Theology Attacks the Ascension of Christ
“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things” — Ephesians 4:10 In Luther’s explanation of the Second Article, we confess, “I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten …
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Why are Christians Sometimes “Fools and Slow of Heart to Believe”?
Then He said unto them, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!” — Luke 24:25 Doubt is the absence of certainty. Doubt is a form of unbelief, not necessarily, however, the unbelief that …
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The Blessedness of Believing Without Seeing
“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29 “Seeing is believing” is an age-old expression, indicating that people will not believe …
“O Sorrow Dread! Our God is Dead!”
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” — Romans 5:6 What do the Holy Scriptures teach us about this “Christ,” this Christ, who “died for the ungodly”? He was from all eternity …
Just How Free Is Free Grace?
“…being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,…” — Romans 3:24 It has been said that there is no such thing as a “free lunch.” To be sure, it may indeed be free of …
Christian Survival: How to Live With an Unbelieving Husband
“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the Word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives” — I Peter 3:1 In the early church, many …
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Interim Report of the Committee on Missions
Our one and only Savior gives us, His dear followers, this ever-timely instruction: “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34b). We need this verse’s reminder from God’s Law, but we especially need this verse’s never-changing motivation from …