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| Walther was an enforcer for his syphilitic bishop, who taught him the Halle University version of UOJ. |
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AC V has left a new comment on your post "Ascension Day, 2012.":
Compare Luther's sermon for Ascension to this excerpt from Walther's sermon for Ascension:
...When Christ rose victoriously from the dead, the entire fallen world triumphed with him, the sins of all men were erased, eternal righteousness won, hell destroyed, death disarmed, life and immortality brought to light, and deliverance by God the Father himself sealed to all men in the most wonderful manner. All our enemies lay at the feet of him who for us had entered the arena against them....
If we want to consider the ascension of Christ correctly, we must view Christ as the substitute and forerunner of the whole human race. David was a prototype when he killed the giant Goliath. As all Israel was delivered from the Philistines through the victory of David, so all sinners were made lords with Christ over sin, the Law, and death through his triumphant ascension. This is expressed in the 68th Psalm, “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also.” (Vv. 4-6). As we all are resurrected in Christ and justified by God in him, so we have also already ascended with Christ into heaven and become lords over all our enemies in him. And as certainly as sin can no longer harm Christ, no law condemn him, no death rule over him, so certainly are we also freed from their prison and translated into a heavenly life with him, if only we believe it with our whole heart....
http://cyberbrethren.com/2012/05/17/he-fills-all-things-a-sermon-for-ascension-day/
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McCain on Nagel: - "It certainly has not affected his wonderful ability to so beautiful (sic) explain and proclaim the Gospel of our Lord."
GJ - If Pope Paul the Plagiarist is going to split an infinitive, he ought to proof-read his brief introduction. Every time I read a snippet of McCain I find the same carelessness.
