Atonement in Our Circles and Church
Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common…
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Vicarious Satisfaction in Lutheran Hymns
Note: The full article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Abstract Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of the mighty work…
Faith-Eroding Errors of Two Popular Theologies
Presented below is the Introduction from this essay. The whole essay may be downloaded as a PDF file here. Introduction Three Theologies This…
Vicarious Satisfaction in the Lutheran Confessions
Summary A prior article (“What Are You Taught About Redemption?“) briefly sketched the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; heretical…
Nice Guys Ruin the Consolation of Christ’s Blood
In Scripture and the Lutheran confessions, Christ works the atonement in his life of active obedience (Matthew 3:15), his passive obedience of humbling…
What Are You Taught About Redemption?
Summary This article briefly sketches the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; briefly sketches heretical denial of vicarious satisfaction by…
Who Causes Division and Offense?
The world has its ideas of what “divisive” means. It assigns blame for “divisiveness” based on its ideas. The preface to the Book…
Reconciliation and Justification by Theodore Dierks: Review
Outline Citation Evaluation The Atonement in Lutheran Theology Plan of the Book The Problem Teaching of Christ and the Apostles Teaching of the…
Review of Eckardt’s Anselm and Luther on the Atonement: Was It “Necessary”?
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Outline Citation Explanation of Review and Commentary Preview of Substance…
Seeing Is Not Believing
In the three year lectionary, the Gospel text this year for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost is John 6:35-51. Let us observe how…
Understanding Loaves and Signs
In the three-year lectionary, the Gospel text for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost is Mark 6:46-56. The same events are told in John…
Fear and Faith: A Meditation for the Second Sunday of Easter
John 20:19-31 Our text says, “Then, the same day at evening.” The day was Easter. So this is the night of Easter Day.[1]…
Misusing Scripture: Associative Jump
Introduction Scripture often is misused. It happens in a variety of ways: misreading, misquoting, misinterpreting, misapplying. Let us consider one type of error…
Helps for the Reading Lutheran Layperson, Version 2.0
Contents IntroductionSuggested Reading List for the Lutheran Layperson At All Levels Beginning Intermediate Further On Bibliographies Lutheran Book PublishersOther Book PublishersLutheran Journals…
Looking Forward to Restoration of the Communion Rail
During the Covid-19 pandemic, our congregation has altered the manner of administering Communion from the Communion rail to a line formation. While I…
Nunc Dimittis: Seeing God’s Savior and Salvation
Introduction Nunc Dimittis (the Song of Simeon) as a post-Communion canticle is a treasure. It holds deep riches of consolation in God’s Savior…
Why the Preface and Agnus Dei? Bonus: Why Pax Domini?
The Service of the Sacrament begins with the Preface. Why? Is it just because we need some way of beginning? Is it because…
Cultural Marxism and Critical Theory: An Introductory Sketch
***Editor’s Content Notice: This article includes language that is not for younger readers.*** Introduction This article provides an introductory sketch of Cultural Marxism…
Systemic Adultery and Matriphobia: Our Guilty Silence
A Lutheran pastor friend of mine recently posted this status on Facebook: Be sure, before you get defensive, that you understand the difference…
What Does “Woke” Mean?
The news is full of the word “woke.” Woke people, woke agenda, woke action. Television and internet show woke people burning things down….
Riots and Destruction
On May 19, 2019, Concordia College New York (LCMS) held its Celebration of Service. The College honored “Servant of Christ” Hawk Newsome, the…
Coronavirus and Confession
Look at the reactions to coronavirus. The reactions are all over the place. It is the fault of the Chinese. It is the…
Gospel Determinism Cases: Paul G. Bretscher — Bultmann Supplement
Since writing “Gospel Determinism Cases: Paul G. Bretscher,” which has been published in a five-part series here on Brothers of John the Steadfast,…
Gospel Determinism Cases, Paul G. Bretscher, Part 5
Introduction Previously I presented “Gospel Determinism: A Preview.” Then we moved from preview to the first of some cases that illustrate gospel determinism:…
Gospel Determinism Cases: Paul G. Bretscher, Part 4
Introduction Previously I presented “Gospel Determinism: A Preview.” Then we movee from preview to the first of some cases that illustrate gospel determinism:…