The Heidelberg Disputation: Thesis XVIII

“It is certain that man must utterly despair of his own ability before he is prepared to receive the grace of Christ” (Luther, 1518).

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Sermon for Pentecost II

Second Sunday after Pentecost, May 29, 2005
False Prophets in the Wilderness
Matthew 7:15-23
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
You are standing in the middle of a great wilderness, a desert of sand and rock where oases are few and far between and shade seems nonexistent. [...]

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Thank You, Dr. Feuerhahn

“Sometimes faithful service is costly, and men fall out of favor. This was [Hermann] Sasse’s ‘lonely way’ (der einsam Weg)–the cost of confessing the faith in the face of opposition from within and without of the household of faith. Such loneliness is real, of course, but it does not mean ruin because our gracious Lord [...]

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Of Males and Animals

The Lord speaks.
“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.” (Leviticus 1:3, ESV)
Kleinig speaks.
“The requirement that the sacrificial animal be a male relates to the biblical [...]

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The Heidelberg Disputation: Thesis XVII

“Nor does speaking in this manner [as a theologian of the cross] give cause for despair, but for arousing the desire to humble oneself and seek the grace of Christ” (Luther, 1518).

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Cross Theology

Check out the recent post, “Is There a Difference?” on the “Cross Theology” blog.

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The Heidelberg Disputation: Thesis XVI

“The person who believes that he can obtain grace by doing what is in him adds sin to sin so that he becomes doubly guilty” (Luther, 1518).

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The Athanasian Creed

I don’t usually post things on Sundays, but I think this one might not be inappropriate. If you attend a liturgical church, you probably used the Athanasian Creed today. (You can see the insert for the upcoming Lutheran Service Book here. We used it this morning. Here is another version.)
In our [...]

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The Heidelberg Disputation: Thesis XV

“Nor could free will remain in a state of innocence, much less do good, in an active capacity, but only in its passive capacity” (Luther, 1518).

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The “Separation” of Church and State

I’m getting tired of this crap. If it’s not the ACLU suing because of “the Silver Ring Thing” it’s some idiot from Spanaway, WA, claiming that a license plate “offended” her. To paraphrase some other idiots, “If you don’t like Biblical license plates, don’t have one.”
Only in the deluded minds of the anti-religious [...]

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