Friday, May 27, 2016
Luther on Salvation
“So then, have we nothing to do to obtain this righteousness? No,
nothing at all! For this righteousness comes by doing nothing, hearing
nothing, knowing nothing, but rather in knowing and
believing this only – that Christ has gone to the right hand of the Father, not to become our judge, but to become for us our wisdom, our righteousness, our holiness, our salvation! Now God sees no sin in us, for in this heavenly righteousness sin has no place. So now we may certainly think, ‘Although I still sin, I don’t despair, because Christ lives, who is both my righteousness and my eternal life.’ In that righteousness I have no sin, no fear, no guilty conscience, no fear of death. I am indeed a sinner in this life of mine and in my own righteousness, but I have another life, another righteousness above this life, which is in Christ, the Son of God, who knows no sin or death, but is eternal righteousness and eternal life. For if the truth of being justified by Christ alone (not by our works) is lost, then all Christian truths are lost… On this truth and only on this truth the Church is built and has its being.” (Martin Luther)
believing this only – that Christ has gone to the right hand of the Father, not to become our judge, but to become for us our wisdom, our righteousness, our holiness, our salvation! Now God sees no sin in us, for in this heavenly righteousness sin has no place. So now we may certainly think, ‘Although I still sin, I don’t despair, because Christ lives, who is both my righteousness and my eternal life.’ In that righteousness I have no sin, no fear, no guilty conscience, no fear of death. I am indeed a sinner in this life of mine and in my own righteousness, but I have another life, another righteousness above this life, which is in Christ, the Son of God, who knows no sin or death, but is eternal righteousness and eternal life. For if the truth of being justified by Christ alone (not by our works) is lost, then all Christian truths are lost… On this truth and only on this truth the Church is built and has its being.” (Martin Luther)
On this
truth I stand and am convinced that it is the only solid foundation the
church can be built on. I so desire that Christians know this truth and
build their lives upon it and take great comfort in it. I challenge you
to print this out carry it around with you and read it over and over
until the truth of it frees your soul from all the religious bondage you
have been taught and the condemnation that weighs you down and you
experience the deep peace of God. If this makes me a Lutheran than so be
it.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Imported From Detroit / The Juliets - "Loon" Music Video
My son Jeremy is singing lead and playing guitar.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The Almost Impossible Thing
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your
whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ. But it is far
easier than what we are all trying to do instead. For what we are trying
to do is to remain what we call "ourselves," to keep personal happiness
as our great aim in life, and yet at the same time be "good.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Monday, May 16, 2016
Do You Have This Peace?
"There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed
with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them,
and that this relationship guarantees God’s favor to them in life,
through death and on for ever."
— J.I. Packer (Knowing God)
Are you enjoying this peace? Do you have this full assurance that you know God and God knows you and as a result this relationship guarantees you God's favor, his grace, throughout all of your life every second you are breathing and it will take you right through death (death where is your sting?) and into eternity? There is nothing in existence that can compare to this Peace. This is available to every christian to have for themselves this is what gives you confidence to get up every day and live your life for Jesus.
— J.I. Packer (Knowing God)
Are you enjoying this peace? Do you have this full assurance that you know God and God knows you and as a result this relationship guarantees you God's favor, his grace, throughout all of your life every second you are breathing and it will take you right through death (death where is your sting?) and into eternity? There is nothing in existence that can compare to this Peace. This is available to every christian to have for themselves this is what gives you confidence to get up every day and live your life for Jesus.
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