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The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, shares the words of Paul in Romans 4 and explains how Christ was put to death for our transgressions and was raised from the dead for our justification. "We are declared righteous in Christ," Harrison said. "It's objective. It's outside of us. The deed is done. There is nothing you can do to earn Heaven or gain salvation. It's done. Jesus did it. Just believe it." [GJ - Was this designed to appeal to Babtists?]
Paul McCain's Meditation on Good Friday, LQ:
"As a result of that first good Friday, we have peace with God. His love is poured out into our lives, flowing over us, a deep scarlet rich love, pouring out just as the blood poured forth from the cross."
I was not staggered to find McCain using words similar to Harrison's, since Pope Paul the Unlearned was ghost-writing for Al Barry long ago. That administration consisted of nine years of preparing everyone for Kieschnick, doctrinal anesthesia delivered one drip at a time.
Another reason for the convergence is the need for UOJ fanatics to stop by Romans 4 and divert people from its message.
Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Harrison and McCain are Enthusiasts because they talk about Jesus but tear down the bridge to reach Him. That bridge is the efficacious Word of God. Since I could kelm McCain's words, I will do a little analysis of them. Harrison's are similar, although he confuses the issue with appeals to Luther.
Pope Paul says we have peace with Christ because of Good Friday. The Apostle Paul wrote, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand...
Harrison and McCain are hiding their real message, that we are justified without faith. That is why they are allergic to the actual words of Romans 4:24-5:2. Their method is shameful and dishonest. Since both like to pretend how scholarly they are, I will post my favorite graphics, refuting their foolishness. They reject Luther and the Book of Concord while posturing about Luther and the Confessions.
1. O Lord, look down from heaven, behold
And let Thy pity waken:
How few are we within Thy Fold,
Thy saints by men forsaken!
True faith seems quenched on every hand,
Men suffer not Thy Word to stand;
Dark times have us o'ertaken.
2. With fraud which they themselves invent
Thy truth they have confounded;
Their hearts are not with one consent
On Thy pure doctrine grounded.
While they parade with outward show,
They lead the people to and fro,
In error's maze astounded.
3. May God root out all heresy
And of false teachers rid us
Who proudly say: "Now, where is he
That shall our speech forbid us?
By right or might we shall prevail;
What we determine cannot fail;
We own no lord and master."
Hymn 260
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Ps. 12
Author: Martin Luther, 1523
Translated by: composite
Titled: "Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein"
Tune: "Ach Gott vom Himmel"
1st Published in: Enchiridion
Town: Erfurt, 1524
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Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Harrison and McCain - UOJ Stormtroopers":
Harrison prefers the term Fanatic over Enthusiast. He spent minutes during the 2012 Emmaus conference explaining his preference.
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LPC has left a new comment on your post "Harrison and McCain - UOJ Stormtroopers":
The sophistry of this Prez is subtle and in fact potent than all the rest of UOJers I have seen. Notice how he uses the pronouns "we", "our". He means these words in the generic sense. Yet this is not how St. Paul uses these words in Romans 4. There he meant "we believers", "our" meant "our" as in things common to those who believe etc.
There is more sophistication in his sophistry, the we and our phrases are packed with double entendres.
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