Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Let's Not Go Crazy on This Justification by Faith ...":
Luther, in his essay on Galatians, clearly shows that the Lutheran (sic) Synod's attack against Christ's Gospel with their promotion of Universal Objective Justification (Universal Reconciliation, General Justification, Objective Justification) is the real persecution by the Antichrist, in the last times. The UOJ denizens of Luther Qwest, Rolf Preus, Paul McCain, Jack Kilcrease, Jon Buchholz, Nathan Seiltz, Mark Zarling, (W)ELS South Central District clergy, Evergreen Lutheran High School, James Humann, S.W. Becker, Wendland etc, etc, are all active contributors to the denigration of the author and finisher of saving Christian faith, Jesus Christ.
12. As before said, they regard faith of slight importance; for they do not understand that it is our sole justifier. To accept as true the record of Christ--this they call faith. The devils have the same sort of faith, but it does not make them godly. Such belief is not Christian faith; no, it is rather deception.
15. ...You see how they make faith of no value to themselves, and so must regard as heresy all doctrine based upon it. Thus they do away with the whole Gospel. These are they who deny the Christian faith and exterminate it from the world. Paul prophesied concerning them when he said (1 Tim 4, 1): "In later times some shall fall away from the faith." The voice of faith is now silenced all over the world. Indeed, faith is condemned and banished as the worst heresy, and all who teach and endorse it are condemned with it. The Pope, the bishops, charitable institutions, cloisters, high schools, unanimously opposed it for nearly four hundred years, and simply drove the world violently into hell. Their conduct is the real persecution by Antichrist, in the last times.
22. Now, the Cain-like saints have not, as they themselves confess, the Christian faith which would assure them of being the children of God.
29. You cannot extricate yourself from unbelief, nor can the Law do it for you. All your works in intended fulfillment of the Law must remain works of the Law and powerless to justify in the sight of God, who regards as just only believing children.
37. Note, Paul everywhere teaches justification, not by works, but solely by faith; and not as a process, but instantaneous. The testament includes in itself everything--justification, salvation, the inheritance and great blessing. Through faith it is instantaneously enjoyed, not in part, but all. Truly is it plain, then, that faith alone affords such blessings of God, justification and salvation-- immediately and not in process as must be the case with works
74. But what is the process whereby Christ gives us such a spirit and redeems us from under the Law? The work is effected solely by faith. He who believes that Christ came to redeem us, and that he has accomplished it, is really redeemed. As he believes, so is it with him. Faith carries with it the child-making spirit. The apostle here explains by saying that Christ has redeemed us from under the Law that we might receive the adoption of sons. As before stated, all must be effected through faith. Now we have discussed the five points of the verse.
Luther on Faith - http://www.trinitylutheranms.org/MartinLuther/MLSermons/Galatians4_1_7.html
Now is the time to make a bold and public confession concerning the true Gospel of Christ. Denounce and refute the false man-made gospel of UOJ by the grace and mercy of God.
In Christ,
Brett
