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Ben Mayes’ new book on marriage has caused some stir as he has been advertising it online. My critique is not from the book itself (yet) but from his presentations online. I contend it is a radical departure from the entire Lutheran heritage and teaching on marriage.Marriage is obvious, yet Christians have struggled to define … Continue reading Roman Theology leads to Roman Practice:A Critique of Annulment and the Forbidding of Remarriage →

The general movement in the LCMS has been to not take public stands of confession. We give lip service to our historic confessions, and officially we are a confessional church body, but do they function as norms and actually rule over people in present-day disagreements? Since our confessions are based on and convey the teaching … Continue reading Is Public Doctrine a Personal Problem? →

John Kuhn Bleimaier My first exposure to the Scriptures was to the King James Version of the Bible. To this day I am most comfortable reading the Word of God as it was translated by believing scholars in the 17th Century. The language is very beautiful. Just consider the Lord’s Prayer or the 23rd Psalm, … Continue reading In the Absence of Charity: Sounding Brass →

This issue of asking babies to confess has caused some consternation among a few modern Lutherans. Some think it contradicts baptismal regeneration (that the Spirit makes alive in baptism) by assuming faith before baptism and treating the unbaptized as Christian even before the application of water and God’s Word. But all supposed problems with the … Continue reading Why are there Baptismal Questions for Infants who can’t Speak? →

Rev. Daniel Fleischer Debate, unrest, and wars over time, relative to Israel, spawn frequent reference to Scripture by evangelical commentators and preachers who promote the idea that Israel has a claim to its geographical site by the original promise to Abraham.   “Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your … Continue reading God’s Israel Shall be Saved →

What will replace it? It was an impossible ideal, one that levels societies and destroys culture by mandating a forced, unnatural equality in this world, but not before the Lord. Pagans and the world are increasingly turning it back on it. But their “solutions” are equally unworkable. Women are mistreated, and families are not being … Continue reading The World is Turning its Back on Feminism →

John Kuhn Bleimaier  Many of today's churchgoers do not comprehend the significance of the Biblical admonitions pertaining to false prophets. They assume that the multiple of references to false teachers relate to some obscure heresies of the distant past. It should be pointed out that all Scripture is of eternal and everlasting value, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16. We are treading on slippery ground if … Continue reading False Prophets, At a Loss →

Rev. Dan Herb Marriage in the sight of God To start off with, let us look at marriage from the viewpoint of scripture. The Genesis creation account is the place to start since it is where God established marriage between one man and one woman. Genesis 2:21-25 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon … Continue reading What Is Marriage as Defined by the Word of God →

Sometimes the events we see taking place in the church can make us feel overwhelmed and down about the church as a whole. For example, consider how many pastors have fallen in the past few years. A District President arrested for lewd acts. Other pastors cheating on their spouses. A pastor promoting transgender ideology from … Continue reading On Church Scandals →

Disunity is a generic word, as is harmony. We must state who the unity or disunity is with plainly. “Peace among brothers” is a rallying cry—but what if we are not actually brothers in the doctrine of Christ? Assuming that everyone in a church body or congregation is a brother is begging the question that … Continue reading The Idol of Peace →