Reviewing Forde – “Where God Meets Man” Chapter 2
Gerhard Forde 1972 Where God Meets Man: Notes on Chapter 2 Where God Meets Man: Luther’s Down-to-Earth Approach to the Gospel, Published by…
Author: Pastor Joseph Abrahamson
Pastor Joseph Abrahamson serves Faith Ev. Lutheran Church, Clara City, Minnesota (E.L.S.). He and his wife, Mary, have 10 children. Pastor Abrahamson is a graduate of Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, and of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies. He has served on the Faculty/Staff at Bethany Lutheran College teaching Religion, Linguistics, Archaeology, and Self-Defense; and was on Staff at the University of Wisconsin as an Information Processing Consultant (Computer Geek) while doing graduate work in Semitics. Pastor Abrahamson served Clearwater Lutheran Parish (ELS) from 2001 to April 2015.
Reviewing Forde – “Where God Meets Man” Chapter 1
Gerhard Forde 1972 Where God Meets Man: Notes on Chapter 1 Where God Meets Man: Luther’s Down-to-Earth Approach to the Gospel, Published by…
Reviewing Forde – “Caught in the Act: Reflections on the Work of Christ” Part 3
Note 3 on Gerhard Forde’s 1984 “Caught in the Act: Reflections on the Work of Christ” In Forde, Christ came and simply forgave….
Reviewing Forde – “Caught in the Act: Reflections on the Work of Christ” Part 2
Note 2 on Gerhard Forde’s 1984 “Caught in the Act: Reflections on the Work of Christ” Forde rejects the vicarious atonement. He does…
Reviewing Forde – “Caught in the Act – Reflections on the Work of Christ” Part I
Note 1 on Gerhard Forde’s 1984 “Caught in the Act: Reflections on the Work of Christ” Published in Word and World 3:22-31. Reprinted in 2004 A…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s 1970 “Lex Semper Accusat?”
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s “On Being a Theologian of the Cross” part 2
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well known author our Redeeming Holy Days from…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s “On Being a Theologian of the Cross” part one
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
Reviewing Forde – Notes on various writings of Forde
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
Reviewing Forde – Forde’s 1975 “Loser Takes All: The Victory of Christ”
Editor’s Note: The following comes from Pastor Joseph Abrahamson of the ELS. He is the well-known author our Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies – Ash Wednesday, Ashes, and Lent
Where did Ash Wednesday and Lent come from? Are they relics of paganism? No. They are not. The actual history is much more…
Responding to a Hit Piece against the Doctrine of Christ
Recently the Biblical Archaeology Review website republished a short article on Codex Sinaiticus. The article was titled: “What’s Missing from Codex Sinaiticus, the…
Second Annual B.I.B.E.L. Symposium, June 22nd
BIBEL (Bethany Institute for Biblical & Ecclesiastical Languages) will have the 2nd Annual BIBEL Symposium at Bethany Lutheran College on Thursday, June…
From Creation to Jacob: Communicating the Promise
What does the Bible say about how people who lived after the Flood could know about the Creation and Fall of Adam? Well,…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Annunciation to the Virgin Mary – Annunciation: The Virgin Shall Conceive
March 25 Luke 1:26-38 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday – Jesus, our King, Enters Jerusalem
Matt 21:1-11 21 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Fifth Sunday in Lent: Judica – Jesus, Son of Abraham: Our High Priest
John 8:46-59 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Fourth Sunday in Lent: Laetare – Bread of Life: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
John 6:1-15 6 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 Then a great…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Third Sunday in Lent: Oculi – Triumph over Satan: Jesus Casts Out A Demon
Luke 11:14-28 14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out,…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: St. Matthias the Apostle February 24
Matt. 11:25-30 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Quinquagesima — Faith Alone: Up to Jerusalem
Quinquagesima Sunday Luke 18:31-43 (NKJV) 31 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Epiphany 5 — The Church Militant: Tares Among the Wheat
Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Matt 13:24-30 (NKJV) 24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Baptism of our Lord, Jesus
Historic Lectionaries vary on the choice of when to observe this Feast. Some of the dates include Epiphany (January 6), LSB the Sunday…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord (February 2)
February 2 (Forty Days after the Nativity of Christ) Luke 2:22-40 (NKJV) 22 Now when the days of her purification according to the law…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: Sexagesima — Word of God: Sower and the Seed
Sexagesima Sunday Luke 8:4-15 (NKJV) 4 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke…