“Antinomianism is fake theology. In Luther’s picturesque way of putting it, it is a drama played in an […]
Category Archive: A Jagged Contention
“And since our election to eternal life is founded not upon our godliness or virtue, but alone upon […]
“A logical syllogism has a major premise that refers to a universal principle… Major Premise: ‘Whoever truly believes […]
“Our Lord speaks and we listen. His Word bestows what it says. Faith that is born from what […]
“When the attempt is made to combine justifying grace with the legal scheme or idea of ‘movement,’ grace […]
“For my own part, I frankly confess that even if it were possible, I should not wish to […]
“The most contrary of experiences in prayer is to learn to defy one’s own death. Death, like sin, […]
“When a person is baptized he is baptized that he may die and rise again and thereby be […]
“At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit. […]
“To baptize is to have the confidence that sinners who are bound will be set free. Freedom is […]
“It is indeed true that both the planting and watering of the preacher and the activity and desire […]
“…ministry in the light of the Lutheran confessional theology is the actual doing of the divine election in […]
“Christ’s work culminated in the resurrection and ascension; the resurrection of humanity from the dead and the judgement […]
“As Luther once went the lonely way between Rome and Spiritualism, so the Lutheran Church today stands alone […]
“If grace is unconditional and free, and if one attempts to claim even the tiniest bit of merit, […]
“Furthermore, it is taught that we cannot obtain forgiveness of sin and righteousness before God through our merit, […]
“When theology operates out of its center, justification by faith alone, the first result is that theology is […]
“The idea that God is forgiving, you see, does not do any good. God must send someone to […]
“This is all the old devil and old snake, who also tuned Adam and Eve into enthusiasts and […]
“A little fire indeed kindleth a great matter, but however little, it must be genuine fire. Frost will […]