WELS Features Wacko Covers for Meditations and BORAM

I could do better with Photofunia.

Someone has the mold filter on his graphic editing software.

 I am wondering if the thumb is on the cover.
Now the kids will no longer wonder what it is like to have cataracts.

John 6:1-30. Greek Lesson. Look for English Derivatives

 Notice the unity of this Gospel.
"The one sent"
"The one sending"

ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 61550 Stephanus New Testament (TR1550)

6 μετα ταυτα, απηλθεν ο ιησους περαν της θαλασσης της γαλιλαιας της τιβεριαδος

2 και ηκολουθει αυτω οχλος πολυς οτι εωρων αυτου τα σημεια α εποιει επι των ασθενουντων

3 ανηλθεν δε εις το ορος ο ιησους και εκει εκαθητο μετα των μαθητων αυτου

4 ην δε εγγυς το πασχα η εορτη των ιουδαιων

5 επαρας ουν ο ιησους τους οφθαλμους και θεασαμενος οτι πολυς οχλος ερχεται προς αυτον λεγει προς τον φιλιππον ποθεν αγορασομεν αρτους ινα φαγωσιν ουτοι

6 τουτο δε ελεγεν πειραζων αυτον αυτος γαρ ηδει τι εμελλεν ποιειν

7 απεκριθη αυτω φιλιππος διακοσιων δηναριων αρτοι ουκ αρκουσιν αυτοις ινα εκαστος αυτων βραχυ τι λαβη

8 λεγει αυτω εις εκ των μαθητων αυτου ανδρεας ο αδελφος σιμωνος πετρου

9 εστιν παιδαριον εν ωδε ο εχει πεντε αρτους κριθινους και δυο οψαρια αλλα ταυτα τι εστιν εις τοσουτους

10 ειπεν δε ο ιησους  - ποιησατε τους ανθρωπους αναπεσειν;  ην δε χορτος πολυς εν τω τοπω ανεπεσον ουν οι ανδρες τον αριθμον ωσει πεντακισχιλιοι

11 ελαβεν δε τους αρτους ο ιησους και ευχαριστησας διεδωκεν τοις μαθηταις οι δε μαθηται τοις ανακειμενοις ομοιως και εκ των οψαριων οσον ηθελον

12 ως δε ενεπλησθησαν λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου συναγαγετε τα περισσευσαντα κλασματα ινα μη τι αποληται

13 συνηγαγον ουν και εγεμισαν δωδεκα κοφινους κλασματων εκ των πεντε αρτων των κριθινων α επερισσευσεν τοις βεβρωκοσιν

14 οι ουν ανθρωποι ιδοντες ο εποιησεν σημειον ο ιησους ελεγον οτι ουτος εστιν αληθως ο προφητης ο ερχομενος εις τον κοσμον

15 ιησους ουν γνους οτι μελλουσιν ερχεσθαι και αρπαζειν αυτον ινα ποιησωσιν αυτον βασιλεα ανεχωρησεν παλιν εις το ορος αυτος μονος

16 ως δε οψια εγενετο κατεβησαν οι μαθηται αυτου επι την θαλασσαν

17 και εμβαντες εις το πλοιον ηρχοντο περαν της θαλασσης εις καπερναουμ και σκοτια ηδη εγεγονει και ουκ εληλυθει προς αυτους ο ιησους

18 η τε θαλασσα ανεμου μεγαλου πνεοντος διηγειρετο

19 εληλακοτες ουν ως σταδιους εικοσιπεντε η τριακοντα θεωρουσιν τον ιησουν περιπατουντα επι της θαλασσης και εγγυς του πλοιου γινομενον και εφοβηθησαν

20 ο δε λεγει αυτοις εγω ειμι, μη φοβεισθε

21 ηθελον ουν λαβειν αυτον εις το πλοιον και ευθεως το πλοιον εγενετο επι της γης εις ην υπηγον

22 τη επαυριον, ο οχλος ο εστηκως περαν της θαλασσης, ιδων οτι πλοιαριον αλλο ουκ ην εκει, ει μη εν, εκεινο εις ο ενεβησαν οι μαθηται αυτου - και οτι ου συνεισηλθεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο ιησους εις το πλοιαριον. αλλα μονοι οι μαθηται αυτου απηλθον

23 αλλα δε ηλθεν πλοιαρια εκ τιβεριαδος εγγυς του τοπου οπου εφαγον τον αρτον ευχαριστησαντος του κυριου

24 οτε ουν ειδεν ο οχλος οτι ιησους ουκ εστιν εκει ουδε οι μαθηται αυτου, ενεβησαν και αυτοι εις τα πλοια και ηλθον εις καπερναουμ ζητουντες τον ιησουν

25 και ευροντες αυτον περαν της θαλασσης ειπον αυτω - ραββι ποτε ωδε γεγονας

26 απεκριθη αυτοις ο ιησους και ειπεν αμην αμην λεγω υμιν ζητειτε με ουχ οτι ειδετε σημεια αλλ οτι εφαγετε εκ των αρτων και εχορτασθητε

27 εργαζεσθε μη την βρωσιν την απολλυμενην, αλλα την βρωσιν την μενουσαν εις ζωην αιωνιον, ην ο υιος του ανθρωπου υμιν δωσει - τουτον γαρ ο πατηρ εσφραγισεν ο θεος

Very important for the UOJists

28 ειπον ουν προς αυτον τι ποιουμεν ινα εργαζωμεθα τα εργα του θεου

29 απεκριθη ο ιησους και ειπεν αυτοις τουτο εστιν το εργον του θεου - ινα πιστευσητε εις ον απεστειλεν εκεινος

30 ειπον ουν αυτω  - τι ουν ποιεις συ σημειον, ινα ιδωμεν και πιστευσωμεν σοι? τι εργαζη?

The Sermons of Martin Luther - Volume 1 Is in Production. Volumes 2 and 3 Are Being Edited

Volume 1 of the Lenker series starts with Advent and includes the Day of Epiphany.

To correct one misunderstanding, these are sermons in one sense, but they were prepared to provide  sermon notes, a foundation for those pastors who did not even know where to start on a sermon. Some were so poorly trained that they only read the Scriptures for the day.

I have always thought that one paragraph of Luther' Sermons had enough insight in it for a complete sermon. I read one and post one for every service we have. The people who read this blog for the doctrinal material and Luther's Sermons - they are my target audience.

A WELS layman, years ago, asked me to write more about Justification by Faith. Those raised on Gausewitz and the KJV know understand that WELS-LCMS are practicing fraud and deceit. They want to have plenty of foundation to remind them of what they first learned as children and teens.

Back cover. Luther rejected "Objective Justification"
before the term was manufactured.

Janie Sullivan is preparing the series for Amazon printed books and Kindle e-books.

Norma Boeckler is illustrating each volume and the covers - working faster than I can keep up.

Virginia Roberts is proofing volumes, helped by various others.

Mrs. Ichabod is helping with the gems from each volume. The ninth volume will be a collection of all eight volumes of the gems, since each volume starts with a selection.

By Request, Some Copies of the David Preus UOJ Declarations

 Rolf Preus and his brother Daniel edited
Justification and Rome, by their father,
but they do not want the book quoted.

 http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2016/02/luther-on-false-teachers-as-peacocks.html

The Calov and Quenstedt quotations come from Robert Preus' book, so he too is a "quoter of other people."

Both quotations are devastating repudiations of Objective Justification, which has various names. Whether called General Justificaiton, Objective Justification, or Universal Objective Justification, the dogma has one evil declaration in common - everyone is forgiven and saved without faith, without the Word, without the Means of Grace.

This single quotation shows the support of Martin Luther,
Melanchthon, and the Book of Concord editors.

Once Again, UOJ Pastors Are Aroused to Impotent Fury

Stormtroopers are known for what characteristic in the first Star Wars movie?

Answer - They fire dozens of rounds but always miss. They do not even wound Luke, Princess Leia, or Chewbacca.

Paul McCain quoted this with approval on his now extinct
Cyberbrethren blog, where he shamelessly plagiarized
The Catholic Encyclopedia.

The troop was alerted last night on Facebook, when Father Weedon, Court Preacher at the Purple Palace, offered a theological question about why some were saved and others were not. I responded that he should consult Paul McCain or Jack Cascione, who claim the entire world was already forgiven and saved.

Weedon did not respond, but ELS Pastor Ron Pederson and LCMS Pastor Tim Roth did.

Ron Pederson began with the old UOJ argument that "I cannot believe I am forgiven unless it is already true."

LCMS Pastor Timothy Roth immediately ordered me to erase my comments, as if Adriane Heins, managing editor of the LCMS magazine, could not bear the thought of people  writing about a question she began as a discussion question.

Soon LCMS Pastor Dave Preus began lobbing questions at me. It was like being stoned by death by popcorn. I suggested reading his grandfather's book, since he called me an OJ Denier and even worse - a "quoter of other people."

As I was quick to point out, Dr. Robert Preus denied the forgiveness and salvation of the entire world in his book. He made his own statements for Justification by Faith  and against Objective Justification, but he also quoted other people.

Confidential to the Preus siblings, who frequently object to my quotations from Justification and Rome - The whole idea of publishing books and essays is to elicit discussion about new or controversial ideas. The concept of a Preus Franchise - that objects to anyone using Robert Preus quotations - is foreign to higher education. theological discourse, and the Geneva Conventions.

Young Preus invited himself to begin questioning me, because the Preus Franchise considers itself divinely called to attack and silence Justification by Faith. But they never respond to germane answers about the Chief Article of Christianity.

Since I am a quoter of other people, I mentioned Paul teaching we are justified by the faith of Jesus in Romans, Galatians, and Philippians, a clear statement muddled by most modern translations, but not by the KJV.

Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

May I quote Luther on this subject? 

Not All Are Justified

87. And I cannot reject this interpretation; for St. Paul also speaks in like manner in Romans 5:18: “As through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men unto justification of life.” Although all men are not justified through Christ, he is, nevertheless, the only man through whom justification comes.

So it is also here. Although all men are not illumined, nevertheless this is the only light through which all illumination comes. The Evangelist has used this manner of speech freely, and had no fear that some might take offense because he says “all men.” He thought he would anticipate all such offense, and explains himself before and afterwards, and says: “The darkness apprehended him not, and his own received him not.” These words are sufficient proof to prevent anyone from saying that the Evangelist meant to say that all men are illumined; but he did wish to say that Christ is the only Light that lighteth all men, and without him no man is lighted.

          Third Christmas Day, or Principal Service, Sermons of Luther, Volume 1.