I am working on the doctrinal history chapters, which will be published in rough draft on this blog and sent around in Word files to those interested.
This is a tentative outline for Justification By Faith: Luther Against the Pietists.
- Efficacy of the Word
- Enthusiasm
- Calvinism
- Reformed influence via Lutheran Pietism
- Halle and UOJ
- Justification by Faith, Biblical Exegesis
- Appendices: A. Justification quotations. B. UOJ quoations. C. Biblical passages used to promote UOJ.
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More research will come out, I am told. UOJ is the product of Pietism, its main claim to fame.
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Hello Pastor GJ! I have been busy and only was able to do some quick reading of the blog. When I get back this afternoon, I will type some FIC A Lutheran Voice comments what may interest everyone, especially Brett. It is perfect for the Justification post.
In Christ,
from WELS church lady(no, I was not kicked out of WELS, just got finished with a play group with other WELS ladies, and one a retired pastor's wife. Sorry to disappoint "some" readers)
It figures we all were kicked out without any notice. That is how the secret society taking over works.
In the Feedback section of FIC A Lutheran Voice, someone spoke of "decision theology" concerning the series on the Holy Spirit.(refering to the NOV. edition) I will quote the feedback that was put in the January 2010 edition:
"I'm compelled to respond to the most recent article in Pastor Degner's series on the Holy Spirit. "Earlier in life I was involved in a variety of "evangelical/fundamental" churches. "Decision theology" was big in their presentation of the gospel. I can recall many Sunday school sessions in which I strived very hard to convince my student to "accept Jesus in to their hearts"-i.e., to accept God's offer of forgiveness and eternal life in Christ. How often I used variations of Pastor Degners's analogy of the rich man trying to give each person in town a million dallars[Nov.]. "Just accept it!" I pleaded. But then God aranged circumstances that brought me into ELS/WELS churches. What a great epiphany occured when I fully realized and understood that we are totally incapable of accepting salvation; that it is wholly the work of the Holy Spirit as he effectd our new birth by way of his gift of faith in Christ Jesus!"
Here is the response by "one" of the editors: "Your point about decisions to accept God's gift is well taken. With Luther we confess that we cannot come to Jesus or believe in him by our own power. That is the work of the Holy Spirit by the power of the gospel. Yet Paul invited the jailer simply to "believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." The gospel does come with an invitation taht we cannot accept but by the work of the Holy Spirit.-ed."
If GJ and Brett remember, that is taken from the same article that I quoted a few months ago. So we were not the oly folks who noticed these things(a few words from that article/universal justification....forgiven and not forgiven)
In Christ,
from WELS church lady
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