Justifcation by Grace Alone Through Faith Alone in the Lord Jesus Christ Occasion: Closing Sermon of the Founding of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, Oberwesel, Germany, April 29, 1993. Excerpted from print: Forget Not All His Benefits – 2007 (The Reverend George M. Orvick) Text: “Being justified freely by his grace through … [Read more...] about Echoes from ELS Pulpits Past
Until ALL is Accomplished
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the … [Read more...] about Until ALL is Accomplished
Darwinism vs. Christianity
A Contrast of Worldviews The Bible has much to say about ancient history, cultural differences, and human commonalities—all of it accurate. Unfortunately, evolutionary assumptions hold great sway in modern thinking. Those assumptions shape the worldview espoused by textbooks, teachers, and television specials concerning our origin, early history, … [Read more...] about Darwinism vs. Christianity
God Comes Near Us
“Christ was handed over by God into the hands of sinners.” Now normally we think of that expression in terms of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trial, condemnation, and execution. But “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.” He gave His Son to the world. In other words, it was at the birth of Jesus God handed over His Son into the … [Read more...] about God Comes Near Us
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) was organized in 2001 by 31 congregation from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that for some time had been dissatisfied with the theological drift of the ELCA. These congregations had previously been part of a reform movement within the ELCA called the WordAlone Network (which … [Read more...] about Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Pastor, I Have a Question
The four Gospels relate many instances of Jesus healing the sick and demon-possessed, not just with the power of His Word, but also with the use of His body (touching people, making mud out of spit and rubbing in a blind man’s eyes, etc.). When Jesus performs a healing through the use of His body, is it a display of the genus maiestaticum (the … [Read more...] about Pastor, I Have a Question