Thursdays with Iwand Via The Righteousness of Faith According to Luther, pp. 66-67 From the point of view of the righteousness of faith, the imposters and anti-Christian rivals who preach the righteousness of the law are easily recognized. The righteousness of the law has nothing to do with the fact that a person intends to [...]
Today in 1384 English reformer John Wyclif (Wycliffe) died. Here you can read The English Works of Wyclif.
Wednesdays with Augustine Truth has arisen from the earth and justice has looked down from heaven Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man. Awake, you who sleep, rise up from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you. I tell you again: for your sake, God became man. You would have suffered eternal death, [...]
Tuesdays with Forde Reflections on an odd question. Forde, Is forgiveness enough?
For anyone looking to brush up on their Greek, or just work through a classic text, HW Smyth’s Greek Grammar (1st ed.) is now available online at Christian Classics.
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Church Postil of 1522, taken from volume I:255-307 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1905 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, vol. 10. The [...]
Catch up on these mission stories at the Reporter Online. Students at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China, recently unearthed a dinosaur fossil! Read more The International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg’s board members had a warm reception in meetings with Synod leaders in Tampa, Fla., in November. Read more In conjunction with the Wittenberg Project, [...]
Recently, some ELCA Bishops have instituted their own non-constitutional policies and procedures regarding the “consultation” process required of congregations that have taken their first vote to leave the ELCA. In a heavy-handed attempt to control the process of disaffiliating with the ELCA, they are subjecting congregations to pressure from multiple individuals (synod staff or conference [...]
Some advice from Pastor Steven King at Faithful Transition on voting to leave the ELCA. For a running list of churches taking such a vote, see Captain Thin’s ELCA Fallout. Given that many churches are planning for important votes at upcoming congregational meetings, some have asked questions about how votes should best be conducted. Here [...]
Here is George Barna’s emerging themes in religion for 2009. Theme 1: Increasingly, Americans are more interested in faith and spirituality than in Christianity. Theme 2: Faith in the American context is now individual and customized. Americans are comfortable with an altered spiritual experience as long as they can participate in the shaping of that [...]
A Christmas Edition Pastoral Letter to Pastors of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod From President Jerry Kieschnick December 23, 2009 The Christmas Gospel according to St. Luke And the angel said to [the shepherds],”Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you [...]
Weekends with Bach Johann Sebastian Bach – “Unser Mund sei voll Lachens” (BWV 110). 1. Chor: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens und unsre Zunge voll Rühmens. Denn der Herr hat Großes an uns getan. May our mouths be full of laughter and our tongues full of praise. For the Lord has done great things for [...]
Wishing all our readers a Merry Christmas, and the newness of life in Christ, here is a hymn for your Christmas Meditation. Words: Author unknown, from a 15th Century manuscript from Trier, Germany (Puer nobis nascitur); translated from Latin to English by John Fulton. Music: Fulton, from Puer Nobis Nascitur, Trier manuscript, 15th Century, adapted [...]
Thursdays with Iwand Via Iwand’s sermon on Jeremiah 13:1-11, “The Loincloth” (February 1936, Freizeit der theologische Fachschaft der Universitaet Koenigsburg in Allenstein, in Bekenntnispredigen, Heft 14, 1936. S. 4-13) How the echo from the warning of Jeremiah sounded is reported to us. ”Come,” they said, “let us take council against Jeremiah; for the priests cannot err in [...]
Wednesdays with Augustine Via Augustine’s Anti-Pelagian Writings vol. 1, “A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins,…” Chapter 33.—Christ is the Saviour and Redeemer Even of Infants. Let us therefore give in and yield our assent to the authority of Holy Scripture, which knows not how either to be deceived or to deceive; and [...]
by Steven D. Paulson In his letter to the Romans, Paul writes: Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is [...]
Tuesdays with Forde Via On Being a Theologian of the Cross, p. 35 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected [...]
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Wartburg Church Postil, 1521-1522, taken from volume I:134-160 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1906 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, vol. 11. In [...]
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Church Postil of 1522, taken from volume VI:142-165 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1908 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, vol. 1. But [...]
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Wartburg Church Postil, 1521-1522, taken from volume I:161-170 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1906 in English by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, vol. 11. When [...]
Mondays with Martin Sermon for Christmas Eve on Titus 2:11-15, via Luther’s Church Postil of 1522, from volume VI:113-141 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1908 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings [...]
Weekends with Bach When Bach took up his duties as cantor in the church of St. Thomas in Leipzig in 1723, so much was demanded from him to produce music. Every Sunday he had to prepare 2 new motets for the main service and another work for Sunday afternoon Vespers. Among others, he had to [...]
Weekends with Bach Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden BWV 6 Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden The Second Day of Easter (Easter Monday). Poet unknown (Christian Weiss?, see Dürr, pp. 42-43). 1. Lk. 24:29; 3. the first stanza: Philipp Melanchthon, “Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesus Christ,” 1579 (the German [...]
by Martin Luther (1520-1521) To His Serene Highness, Prince John Frederick, Duke Of Saxony, Landgrave Of Thuringia, Margrave Of Meissen, My Gracious Lord And Patron serene and high-born Prince, gracious Lord! May your Grace accept my humble prayer and service. Your Grace’s kind letter has lately come into my hands and its cheering contents brought [...]
Here is a brief biography, and a few hymns, from Charles Wesley, who was born on this day (Dec. 18) in 1707 at Epworth Rectory, England (d. March 29 1788).
Franz Friday by Francis August Otto Pieper Doubts disappear like mist before the sun, as soon as you hear the clear testimony of Scripture, which she witness to herself. The word of Scripture, she simply calls the word of the Holy Spirit, Heb. 3:7; Acts. 28:25. She says (2 Pet. 1:2), especially in relation to [...]
Thursdays with Iwand B.1, Outline of a lecture on The Primacy of Christology, Thesis (1956) 1.The definitive expression that lies within Protestant theology, the authoritative theme of Christology has come to the fore. 2. The problem, which has been thrown out of the study of doctrine, exists therein, that during the time of Jesus of [...]
Wednesdays with Augustine Via Against the Pelagians & A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins Chapter 58 [L.]—Even Pious and God-Fearing Men Resist Grace. Observe also what remark he adds, by which he thinks that his position is confirmed: “No will,” says he, “can take away that which is proved to be inseparably [...]
by Jaynan Clark, WordAlone president Agree to Disagree …. Not this Time! It seems that whatever saying you want to use to express extreme consequences fits the current situation facing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. “Pandora’s box has been opened.” “The tangled web woven to deceive has been revealed.” “The floodgates have been flung [...]
Tuesdays with Forde Via Word & World, “The Normative Character of Scripture for Matters of Faith and Life” Forde, The Normative Character of Scripture
In this essay, Swedish theologian Bo Giertz presents a theological statement of one of the themes addressed in his classic novel, The Hammer of God. Liturgy and awakening have often been made to stand in opposition to each other. It was not so in the primitive church and ought not to be so today. They [...]
Mondays with Martin Via Luther’s Church Postil of 1521 [This sermon is taken from volume VI:93-112 of The Sermons of Martin Luther, published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI). It was originally published in 1908 in english by Lutherans in All Lands Press (Minneapolis, MN), as The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, [...]
