"On the other hand, the Enthusiasts should be rebuked with great earnestness and zeal, and should in no way be tolerated in the Church of God, who imagine [dream] that God, without any Means, without the hearing of the divine Word, and without the use of the holy Sacraments, draws men to Himself, and enlightens, justifies, and saves them."
Formula of Concord, Epitome, Article II, Free Will, 80, Concordia Triglotta, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921, p. 911. Tappert, p. 536. Heiser, p. 249.
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Dr. Jackson,
It would seem that perhaps one man's earnestness and zeal is another man's disinterest and sloth. Matter of fact, there is not nearly enough preaching against sloth - especially doctrinal sloth - in the WELS these days. Just my opinion. I'm only -
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