Daryl Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Intrepid Lutherans - More Comments from the UOJ an...":
I tried to wrap my head around David Boisclair’s accusation that some statements another Mr. Meyer made are a confusion of Law and Gospel. But it’s really the doctrine of UOJ that betrays an improper distinction between the two by concluding everyone under grace, as if Christ came into the world to abolish the Law rather than to fulfill it. Brett keeps hammering home the point that we are all held captive to the Law (i.e., sin and death) until we are brought to faith, the same point Paul makes to the Galatians (3:21-26):
(21) Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. (22) But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. (23) But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. (24) Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. (25) But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. (26) For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
And to the Romans (10:4):
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Isn’t it ironic that the WELS, a synod so long bashed for its legalism, should hold fast to such an antinomian doctrine?
I’ve noticed recently that, to refute the charge of universalism, a number in the UOJ camp have emphasized that salvation is still by grace through faith, in contrast to justification which is without instrumental cause. They may want to seriously consider addressing the part in the Small Catechism under Holy Communion that reads, “for where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation” the next time it’s up for revision.
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GJ - WELS has more rules than it has members, but that does not keep the sect from being Antinomian.
Adulterous and alcoholic clergy are perfectly acceptable in WELS - and often defended under the banner of the Gospel. But everyone is fearful of criticizing Holy Mother WELS. That reveals legalistic Antinomianism at its best.
