Post Script to John 14

I will add this section to the recently published post on John 14

People object to a combination of sound doctrine being taught and false doctrine being denounced, as if that were against Jesus and His style of teaching.

The Fourth Gospel makes it especially clear that Jesus taught the truth and also rejected the falsehood that might be substituted for it, leaving no question about His teaching.

For example, John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The liberals concede that Jesus was a teacher, but that is all. He is "a way, a truth," because all truths are God's truth and all paths lead to God. That warms the apostate heart-strings like no other.

But Jesus excluded that  by using a double negative, allowing no exceptions, no bolt-holes by which to escape - No man comes to the Father, except through Me. Those simple words are used to exclude any other Savior. No Buddha. No Lord Krishna. No Moses.

That reminds us of John 1 where two Greek words are used - the sources for homiletics and martyr.

John the Baptist witnessed (homiletics). He did not deny but testified (martyr).

A sermon (homiletics) should be witnessing the truth - never denying any truth of the Word - but testifying about these truths. The UOJ clergy sneak around, using the terms Justification and Chief Article. But like Valleskey caught in a searchlight, they bolt when asked about Justification by Faith, when asked to denounce UOJ.

"Error loves ambiguities," as Krauth said, so the entire crowd loves it when nothing offensive is said. They can take the statements one way or another. The upcoming beer-fest at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Will they teach Justification by Faith and denounce UOJ? No. They will dance around the theme of the Reformation, lest they clarify what they teach and how they excommunicate these days. To their credit, the LCMS allows for Justification by Faith and teaches  this truth through CPH books. But to their everlasting shame, the leaders promote UOJ and undermine the Gospel every chance they get.

 Will they teach the Reformation and Luther's Biblical doctrine, or Halle University's rationalistic Pietism?
I have noticed the LCMS clergy on Facebook lately
standing up for Justification without Faith, though in
mealy-mouthed, cowardly terms.

One of the intriguing episodes in the LCMS soap opera was the drama of Robert and Jack Preus using UOJ as the executioner's axe. But later, Robert Preus began writing a book where he included devastating quotations against UOJ. Two of Bob's many sons, Dan and Rolf, supposedly edited Justification and Rome, but they were as oafish in editing as they were in reading comprehension. They published the book posthumously without realizing that they called in heavy artillery on their own position. But do they answer that? No, Rolf is offended that I quote from and Photoshop his father's research, which he pretended to edit.

 I kelmed this from Justification and Rome.
Calov was a favorite author for J. S. Bach.
Is this not a complete refutation of UOJ's error?

As the future commentary will show, John's Gospel does not only teach the truth about Jesus, which means faith in Him, but also denounces error.

 Affirmative - a House of Prayer for All Nations.
Negative - not a Den of Thieves, as you have made it.
That applies to the LCMS, WELS, ELS, and other sects.