Julian of Eclanum’s Letter To Rome Edited By Rev. Daniel R. Jennings Synopsis: This letter was a defense against the doctrines of the established church and a statement of faith of the Pelagian Christians. It was sent to Rome, as a defense of sorts as well as a warning against what they understood to be [...]
Mondays with Martin A sermon by Martin Luther published in eight editions in 1524-1525. Via Volume II:193-214 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 [...]
Chorus [S, A, T, B] Oboe I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Tromba da tirarsi col Soprano, Continuo Wo soll ich fliehen hin, Where should I flee Weil ich beschweret bin since I am weighed down Mit viel und großen Sünden? by my many grievious sins? Wo soll ich Rettung finden? Where should I find rescue? Wenn [...]
We just recently posted one of the songs (Ain’t No Grave) from the new Johnny Cash album, but since today marks his birth in the year 1932, here are a few more from the Man in Black.
Franz Friday Via F. Pieper, “C.F.W. Walther as Theologian” According to Walther, the doctrine of justification is what differentiates the Christian religion from all other so-called religions; it is the hallmark of the Christian religion. If we speak of justification, he says, then we are speaking of the Christian religion, for the doctrine of the [...]
Thursdays with Iwand Via Iwand, Nachgelassene Werke 2, pp. 404-405 As unlikely as one can trace Barth’s “fear” to the “anthropocentrism” of the nineteenth-century but instead to the necessity of proclamation (1 Cor. 9:16), just as unlikely can one maintain that Luther did not fear that we humans could be masters over God; in fact, [...]
A song from the grave from American VI, the latest Johnny Cash album. There ain’t no grave Can hold my body down There ain’t no grave Can hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I’m gonna rise right out of the ground Ain’t no grave Can hold my body down Well, look [...]
Wednesdays with Augustine Via The City of God Chapter 1 Chapter 1.— Of the Adversaries of the Name of Christ, Whom the Barbarians for Christ’s Sake Spared When They Stormed the City. For to this earthly city belong the enemies against whom I have to defend the city of God. Many of them, indeed, being [...]
Tuesdays with Forde Thesis 13. Free will, after the fall, exists in name only, and as long as it does what it is able to do it commits a mortal sin. After the fall, free will exists in name only and not in reality. How is this audacious claim to be understood? It is, of [...]
