Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "AC V - Grabbing St. Paul by the Shoulders, Teachin...":
I started out to quote more Buchholz false teachings in his 2005 Convention essay but ran across these Stoeckhardt quotes that are honored by the (W)ELS:
George Stoeckhardt writes:
"Never in this sense do we hear it presented: I believe; I am conscious of the fact that I believe on my Savior. Therefore I am justified in the sight of God. A believing Christian does not make the pulse of his faith-life the criterion of his state of grace… The believer rather makes this conclusion: O, how godless I still am. Out of my heart godless thoughts continue to arise. There is no doubt but that I am a poor, unworthy sinner. My sin is ever before me. But now God’s Word tells me, that God has already declared godless Sinners righteous. Thus I belong without any doubt whatsoever in the number of those whom God justifies (St. Römerbrief, p. 185)."
"When we twenty-first century, English-speaking, WELS Lutherans consider this comparison, we realize that we indeed owe a debt of gratitude to Professor
Stoeckhardt. As heirs of the Wauwatosa theology, we see Stoeckhardt’s influence on our approach to the Scriptures, to theology in general, to the Lutheran Confessions, to the Lutheran fathers, and to Luther himself. Certainly, our Wauwatosa forefathers imitated Stoeckhardt; Koehler actually sat at Stoeckhardt’s feet during his days at Concordia Seminary. Through their faithful imitation and transmission of Stoeckhardt’s approach, we enjoy the blessings of Stoeckhardt’s work today." Page 4
http://www.wlsessays.net/files/WillkommStoeckhardt.pdf
Here are quotes that are not honored by the (W)ELS:
Christ declares in Scripture:
2 Corinthians 13:5, "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"
BOC: 6] Let any one of the adversaries come forth and tell us when remission of sins takes place. O good God, what darkness there is! They doubt whether it is in attrition or in contrition that remission of sins occurs. And if it occurs on account of contrition, what need is there of absolution, what does the power of the keys effect, if sins have been already remitted?…"
http://www.bookofconcord.org/defense_10_repentance.php
BOC: 64] But since we speak of such faith as is not an idle thought, but of that which liberates from death and produces a new life in hearts [which is such a new light, life, and force in the heart as to renew our heart, mind, and spirit, makes new men of us and new creatures,] and is the work of the Holy Ghost; this does not coexist with mortal sin [for how can light and darkness coexist?]
http://www.bookofconcord.org/defense_4_justification.php
