A Laymen’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession: Justification
Article IV: Of Justification. 1] Also they teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works,…
Article IV: Of Justification. 1] Also they teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works,…
Article III: Of the Son of God. 1] Also they teach that the Word, that is, the Son of God, did assume the…
Article II: Of Original Sin. 1] Also they teach that since the fall of Adam all men begotten in the natural way are…
Article I: Of God. 1] Our Churches, with common consent, do teach that the decree of the Council of Nicaea concerning the Unity…
Note: This is the second series of posts providing commentary on the Book of Concord adapted from my Lutheran Essentials Class Notes. I…
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore…
I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations….
When I was in graduate school the astronomy graduate students went to the Minnesota State Fair for a day to talk about astronomy…
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still…
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so…
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,…
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, 2 covering yourself…
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and…
The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon…
Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell…
O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! 2 Let my prayer…
Most people are familiar with the famous line from 1st John 4:8, “God is love.” It is a stirring confession of who God…
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly…
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel…
Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody…
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none…
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! 2 His offspring will be mighty…
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to…
O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does…
Is Genesis History? is a film produced by Thomas Purifoy and hosted by Del Tackett that purports to look into this titular question….