Pornography degrades women (and men), it is a sin against God, but it is also a root of all other kinds of sexual and marital evils. It destroys marriages, it warps and deranges minds, it creates slaves to lust and base passions, and reinforces the dogma that human bodies, especially women’s, are only there for … Continue reading The Pervasive Problem of Pornography
The Word of Our God Stands Forever: God’s Words of Death and Life – Rev. Brandt Klawitter
Scripture gives us frequent opportunity to reflect upon the effective power of God’s Word: that is, that God’s every word and utterance really do go into fulfillment. As the prophet Isaiah records, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Is. 40:8) This is, of course, a thought that … Continue reading The Word of Our God Stands Forever: God’s Words of Death and Life – Rev. Brandt Klawitter
Why a Lutheran Church cannot have an Official Position on the Canon: Lessons from Martin Chemnitz
A generation after Luther, Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586) ably defended true Lutheran doctrine. He helped write the Formula of Concord in the Lutheran Confessions. He also wrote a massive commentary/expose in response to the Council of Trent--Rome’s official reaction to Luther’s teaching. Chemnitz’ extensive Examination on the Council of Trent (5 large volumes in English) is … Continue reading Why a Lutheran Church cannot have an Official Position on the Canon: Lessons from Martin Chemnitz
Do not Fast for Yourself
Sermon on Isaiah 58:3-9 Fasting, limiting or refraining from food, is all the rage. I even have had people ask me how to use it to get closer to God—and get more healthy. Our text flatly denies that any outward, physical act we do can achieve holiness, or bring God closer. While many Christians saints … Continue reading Do not Fast for Yourself
What is a Christian?
It is not unusual for the world to make this mistake, but I wish it were uncommon to hear pastors, theologians, and church literature assume that because someone goes to church regularly, as a committed member, they are a true Christian. We might talk like that, but do our works, even church attendance, really make … Continue reading What is a Christian?
Book Review: Confessing the Gospel Too? A Review Essay on Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology, Volume 2
Edited by Samuel H. Nafzger with John F. Johnson, David A. Lumpp, and Howard W. Tepker Copyright 2017, Concordia Publishing House This is the second volume of a two-volume work produced over more than 30 years that late Rev. Dr. Ralph A. Bohlmann, LCMS president from 1981 to 1992* of the LCMS identified as a … Continue reading Book Review: Confessing the Gospel Too? A Review Essay on Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology, Volume 2
Finnish Christian MP denounced for quoting Bible now investigated for 15 year old booklet on homosexuality
According to the Evangelical Mission Diocese of Finland (lhpk.fi): “The Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola (ThD), Dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, has been summoned to the Helsinki Police Department for a preliminary investigation on 11 Feb. 2020. Pohjola is suspected of being guilty of incitement to hatred against a group.” This is … Continue reading Finnish Christian MP denounced for quoting Bible now investigated for 15 year old booklet on homosexuality
Longtime Willow Creek Member Accuses Bill Hybel’s Mentor, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Link to article Gilbert Bilezikian is a “cofounder, together with Bill Hybels, of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., "one of America's most important churches." Christianity Today has called him "the man behind the megachurch". ... without Gilbert Bilezikian, "There would be no Willow Creek—no small groups, no women in leadership, no passion … Continue reading Longtime Willow Creek Member Accuses Bill Hybel’s Mentor, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Hell: The Biggest Lie of Satan is that He and His Prison do not Exist
Hell is not real to moderns. It would imply the undeniable, authoritative judgment of a just God above, which is inconceivable to the modern who aims to be a critic of all things. Like capital punishment for government, hell is the ultimate divine exercise of authority over sin. The mere existence of hell is not … Continue reading Hell: The Biggest Lie of Satan is that He and His Prison do not Exist
SEEKING COMMON GROUND ON THE MARK 16:9-20 DISCUSSION
Against my better judgment; yet remaining spiritually unresolved in my soul concerning the question of the validity of the LE [longer ending] of Mark [16:9-20], I enter the back-and-forth current discussion/debate between Rev. Jack Cascione and Dr. James Voelz. At the start, let me be fair in saying that I am a big fan of … Continue reading SEEKING COMMON GROUND ON THE MARK 16:9-20 DISCUSSION
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