Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "FIC Shrinker Count:August, 2009 Issue":
I received a copy of "Positively Lutheran" by said author. Big disappointment. "Objective Justification" is the only form explicitly discussed. Gone is the confessional emphasis on justification by grace through faith alone. A triumph of the 2 & 1/4 redemption theory: Atonement/Justification/justification.
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Chapter 1 – "The Great Comfort the Doctrine of Objective Justification Gives"
1. Why do we use the word "objective" to describe justification?
2. While the Bible never uses the term "objective justification," it teaches this doctrine quite clearly. Who identified Jesus as the "Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world"? Why does the church sing these words right before receiving the Lord's Supper?
3. Give some synonyms for "justify."
4. Explain what Luther meant by the "blessed exchange."
5. Where should we look for the assurance that God forgives us all our sins?
6. Where would we have to look if something had to happen in us before God would forgive us?
7. Does objective justification teach that anyone "receives" the forgiveness of sins without faith? What is the significance of this fact for doing mission work?
8. How does this teaching of objective justification give you certainty that you really are forgiven by God?
9. Can you receive true comfort from God if you are not sure that he has forgiven you? Why or why not?
