"We are redeemed from the guilt of sin; the wrath of God is appeased; all creation is again under the bright rays of mercy, as in the beginning; yea, in Christ we were justified before we were even born. For do not the Scriptures say: ‘God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them?'’ This is not the justification which we receive by faith...That is the great absolution which took place in the resurrection of Christ. It was the Father, for our sake, who condemned His dear Son as the greatest of all sinners causing Him to suffer the greatest punishment of the transgressors, even so did He publicly absolve Him from the sins of the world when He raised Him up from the dead."
Edward Preuss, The Justification of a Sinner Before God, pp. 14-15.
Dr. Robert Preus quoted this passage when he advocated UOJ and Church Growth ran Concordia, Ft. Wayne Seminary. No one admits that this same Ed Preuss saw a brilliant sunset, which he imagined a sign from God, and became a Roman Catholic. He went from one Enthusiasm to another, just like the Ft. Wayne grads today who turn Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic.
Jack Cascione likes to quote the old essay but cannot come to terms with Robert Preus' Justification and Rome.
