Hottentots Justified Without Faith
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"So, then, we are reconciled; however, not only we, but also Hindus, and Hottentots and Kafirs, yes, the world. 'Reconciled', says our translation; the Greek original says: 'placed in the right relation to God'. Because before the Fall we, together with the whole creation, were in the right relation to God, therefore Scripture teaches that Christ, through His death, restored all things to the former right relation to God."
F. R. Eduard Preuss, 1834-1904, Die Rechtfertigung der Suender vor Gott. Cited in Rick Nicholas Curia, The Significant History of the Doctrine of Objective or Universal Justification, Alpine, California: California Pastoral Conference, WELS. January 24-25, 1983. p. 24.[31]
Justification by Faith in the Old Missouri Synod Catechism
J-579
"#305. Why do you say in this article: I believe in the Forgiveness of Sins? Because I hold with certainty that by my own powers or through my own works I cannot be justified before God, but that the forgiveness of sins is given me out of grace through faith in Jesus Christ. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also true justification. Psalm 130:3-4; Psalm 143:2; Isaiah 64:6; Job 25:4-6 (Q. 124)."
Kleiner Katechismus, trans. Pastor Vernon Harley, LCMS, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1901, p. 164ff.
"#306. What is justification? Justification is that activity (Handlung) of God by which He out of pure grace and mercy for the sake of Christ's merits forgives the sins of a poor sinner who truly believes in Jesus Christ and receives him to everlasting life."
Kleiner Katechismus, trans. Pastor Vernon Harley, LCMS, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1901, p. 164ff.
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GJ - The Shrinkers just devour UOJ because the both varieties of Enthusiasm are in perfect harmony with each other. Notice how the early Missouri catechism did not have UOJ in it, but the modern synod theologians now promote UOJ as The Way.
FIC magazine has promoted Church Growth with a heavy hand. The new issue has a UOJ article in it. Surprised?
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Hottentots and Hindues Justified Without Faith":
Do you think that in all Martin Luther has translated and reformed that he may have made any doctinal (sic) mistakes?
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GJ - Luther wrote the equivalent of 100 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica, according to the Roland Bainton lecture that I heard. Luther admitted in his Galatians commentary that the errors of Rome were still in his bones. Of course he made mistakes and contradicted himself. He began very much enthralled by Mary, since Mary was central to Medieval Christianity. He continued to grow and mature as a theologian and rejected the Marian devotion of his earlier life. He prayed to Mary in his otherwise excellent Magnificat
commentary.
I consider Augustine the second greatest of all Christian theologians. He published an entire volume called Retractions.
Luther and Augustine both repudiated anything contrary to Scripture in their writings.
Synodical Lutherans repudiate anything contrary to the synod...whichever synod feeds them.
