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Posted in Doctrine, Lutherans on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Danger of Antinomianism
Posted in Doctrine on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For you Janet, here is some Greek. Antinomianism (from the Greek ἀντί, “against” + νόμος, “law”) is a theological position that by faith and God’s grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture). “Whoever thinks that antinomianism is the alternative to legalism should face up to the [...]
There is No Good Reason Not to Offer the Lord’s Supper at Every Divine Service in a Lutheran Congregation
Posted in Doctrine, Lord's Supper, Worship on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The reasons for not offering it more frequently are many, one of the most common is, “But it won’t be special, if we offer it to often.” To that I say to every congregation and every person who put that forward as a reason: “Why do you take up an offering every Sunday? It makes it so less special when you take the offering.” But how many of our congregations always pass the plate, at every service, or, frankly, at any time there are people in the church building for a formal worship service: Wednesdays, Saturday nights, special occasions. We dutifully and without fail pass the plate and allow the people of God to give generously. So why do we not also as diligently give the people of God the chance to receive God’s special gifts in His supper as often as they are given a chance to give gifts back to God?
False Doctrine
Posted in Doctrine on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few wise words from Dr. Walther. “False doctrine is poison to the soul. An entire banqueting party drinking from cups containing an admixture of arsenic can drink physical death from its cups. So an entire audience can invite spiritual and eternal death by listening to a sermon that contains an admixture of the poison [...]
The Most Important Doctrine Many Don’t Think About
Posted in Doctrine on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found this today at cyberthren.com. Enjoy! If any doctrine makes Christianity Christian, then surely it is the doctrine of the Trinity. The three great ecumenical creeds—the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed—are all structured around our three in one God, underlying the essential importance of Trinitarian theology. Augustine once commented about [...]
