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Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Letter to WELS District President Jon Bucholz, Pre...":
It's refreshing to hear a Christian speak freely in defense of Christ's doctrine and in opposition to false teachers who teach contrary to Christ and His Church.
It won't be long before the (W)ELS spin machine produces people who will say to Pastor Rydecki, "I hear you believe Pastor Jon Buchholz did you wrong ..." What they don't understand is that the false teachers are inconsequential. The world is the devil's and most serve him in one capacity or another. The issue is the false doctrine which his minions preach which has as its sole intent to separate men, women and children from the forgiveness of sins and salvation. Buchholz labeled himself a heretic in his 2005 WELS Convention essay teaching the false gospel of Universal Objective Justification.
Jon Buchholz, “In each example, the mark of heresy is to go as far as Scripture goes – and then to go one step further.” Page 7
"God has forgiven the whole world. God has forgiven everyone his sins." This statement is absolutely true! This is the heart of the gospel, and it must be preached and taught as the foundation of our faith. But here’s where the caveat comes in: In Scripture, the word "forgive" is used almost exclusively in a personal, not a universal sense. The Bible doesn't make the statement, "God has forgiven the world." Page 7
"God has forgiven all sins, but the unbeliever rejects God’s forgiveness." Again, this statement is true—and Luther employed similar terminology to press the point of Christ’s completed work of salvation.16 But we must also recognize that Scripture doesn't speak this way." Page 8
"God has declared the entire world righteous." This statement is true, as we understand it to mean that God has rendered a verdict of "not-guilty" toward the entire world. It is also true—and must be taught—that the righteousness of Christ now stands in place of the world’s sin; this is the whole point of what Jesus did for us at Calvary. However, once again we’re wresting a term out of its usual context. In Scripture the term "righteous" usually refers to believers." Page 8
http://www.wlsessays.net/files/BuchholzJustification.pdf
What Pastor Jon Buchholz is accomplishing is blantantly showing the heart of UOJ. Since it is a false teaching that doesn't exist in Scripture or the Christian Book of Concord but from the pit of man's reason it is a constantly moving target. There is no BOC style confession of UOJ: this we believe, this we reject. Buchholz clarifies the false teachings and in comparison with the many versions being taught in the (W)ELS, CLC, LCMS, ELCA it shows the disunity that the Lutheran Synods have over their common chief article of their religion.
For those who hold to Christ's doctrine of one Justification solely by Faith Alone, the official doctrine of UOJ taught in all Lutheran Synods eliminates any question whether any religious denomination in the world is Christian. Based on their common perversion of the chief and central article of Christianity here are no official religious denominations that are Christian.
There are certainly Christian people and individual churches but there are no religious denominations that are Christian.
It is a sign of the times, the last days of a wicked world. May others take Pastor Rydecki's example to publicly and boldly suffer all for Christ and His true Word and continuing in that Word endure unto life everlasting as a witness to a world that is increasingly falling into abject apostasy.
We now return you to the (W)ELS news channel....Moderator: "The beatings will continue until moral improves!"
Links about Justification by Faith
Luther's Galatians endorsed by reader
Luther's Galatians on Gnesio Lutherans
Roman Catholic adjunct Jack Kilcrease as Humpty Dumpty
Calov, quoted by Robert Preus, repudiated the UOJ position of WELS
Kilcrease, the McCain tutor, equivocates.
Buchholz is anti-Luther
Pastor Bickel on Tossing Rydecki Under the Bus
Church and Changer Jeff Gunn and His Mequon Class of Shrinkers
Paul McCain and Jon Buchholz - Bedfellows of Apostasy
Abraham Is the Common Theme in Justification - Justification by Faith
Pastor Rydecki's Account of His Suspension - October 9th
Intrepid Account October 6th- Pastor Rydecki Suspended
LutherQuest (sic) Opposes Justification by Faith
Warming Up the Tar and Feathers on LutherQuest (sic)
Pastor Bickel Answers Jon Buchholz
Kokomo Statements - WELS UOJ - JP Meyer
Jack Kilcrease Showing Signs of Stress
Dr. Lito Cruz and Brett Meyer Dispatch the UOJ Stormtroopers on Extra Nos
