Faith of our Fathers – Why Should Lutherans be Interested in Virtue – Rev. John Hill
Why Should Lutherans Be Interested in Virtue?—Rev. John E. Hill *Register for “The Faith of Our Fathers: The Law of God Is Good…
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Faith of our Fathers Conference – the Law of God is Good and Wise – register now
Confessional Lutherans will be gathering on April 12-13th at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville, Illinois for a conference on the matter of…
Lent with the Lord’s Commands: Ash Wednesday
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our forefather Job asked the Lord in the midst…
Back to Judges…
When we left the Israelites, they were languishing under the hand of Midian. Israel suffered oppression from the enemy because they had forsaken…
Love is not god
Most people are familiar with the famous line from 1st John 4:8, “God is love.” It is a stirring confession of who God…
The Law and Gospel Matrix
The Law and Gospel Matrix Why not all law and gospel sermons are created equally By Matthew J. Garnett Believe it or not…
Christians Teach Morals and All the Virtues
In his lectures on Galatians, published in 1535, Dr. Luther discussed the Law as the means by which God reveals sin and brings…
Threatened with Loss of the Word
Holly Marie Scheer recently wrote an article titled, “Why ‘Mary Did You Know’ Is The Most Biblically Illiterate Christmas Tune.” The digest at…
Three Examples of How Lutherans Deny Justification by Faith Alone: A Response – Part Two of Two
This is the second part of my response to the blog article, “How Lutherans Implicitly Deny Faith Alone in Christ Alone.” Three Examples…
Tolerance: Narcissism in Disguise
We live in a highly individualistic age, an age which fancies itself tolerant. The sad description of Israel under the Judges could equally…
The Godly Kind of Mercy Killing
There’s a ungodly type of mercy killing that receives a great deal of sympathy, if not support, in our world today. Consider the…
Thanksgiving Day- Jesus is Not Ashamed of You (Romans 1:16)
Thank God for the Gospel! As we celebrate this day of Thanksgiving, it is meet, right, and salutary to give thanks to…
Keeping the Two-Edged Sword Sharp
The author of Hebrews says, “The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword,” (Hebrews 4:12). A sharp…