How Do the Fort Wayniacs Excuse Their Abyssmal Ignorance of Their Own Synod

Dr. Walter Arthur Maier

Lutheran Hour Speaker, 1930-1950

Dr. Walter A. Maier became the first speaker of "The Lutheran Hour" in 1930. He had been teaching Old Testament Interpretation at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis for eight years when he took a leave of absence to be full-time Lutheran Hour speaker. Maier was dedicated to his work, having decided to become a pastor after hearing a mission sermon at the age of twelve. He attended undergraduate school at Concordia College in Bronxville, New York, washing dishes and selling typewriters to pay expenses.

When Maier passed away suddenly, just after midnight on January 11, 1950, tributes poured in from around the globe. Reverend Billy Graham sent a telegram: "We join with friends who mourn the passing of Dr. Walter A. Maier, whose Lutheran Hour was a constant benediction and source of strength."

Dr. William Arndt, a close associate of Dr. Maier, wrote: "It was his continual aim to preach the great truths of the Scriptures: Law and Gospel, sin and grace, Christ and His redemption. Throughout the English-speaking world he was considered one of the chief spokesmen of conservative Christianity. His memory will be cherished by millions of people."

During the twenty years that Maier served as speaker for "The Lutheran Hour," the United States - and the world - went through remarkable upheaval. The Great Depression caused the temporary suspension of "The Lutheran Hour" broadcast, World War II and the devastation of the atomic bomb rocked the world. Maier's words speak to the particular events of the world in which he lived, but he admonished his listeners with the Law of God, and comforted them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in a tone that still rings true at the beginning of the 21st century.

This sermon by Walter Maier is a clear example of teaching the Atonement as completely and forcefully as anyone could, and also stressing the importance of faith in our Savior.

The Fort Wayniacs do not know what the Gospel is, and yet they want to teach the entire world. Maier earned a doctorate, that is, a license to teach. But the bachelors of divinity want to teach the entire world, though no one is asking, and they would likely lecture Dr. Maier too, if they had the chance.

The UOJ Stormtroopers were clever in their takeover of the LCMS and WELS. The Little Sect on the Prairie was midwifed by loyalty to UOJ, so there was nothing to corrupt.

This UOJ cleverness is wonderfully devious, because they never deny Justification by Faith outright (though they loathe the Chief Article). They let people think their precious Objective Justification is the Atonement, though it clearly is not. They even make a point of saying OJ is not the Atonement - as Dr. Robert Preus did in his little essay that Jack Cascione ordered him to write (as Jack brags, but then, Jack is always bragging).

Next - they let people think Subjective Justification is Justification by Faith, but once again - that is a deception. SJ is agreeing with or making a decision for world absolution without faith.

'Tis comforting for false teachers to know they will be declared righteous in Hell and have so many companions from Sodom.

However, the UOJ Salesmen show their hand a few ways:

1. They say - "Don't make faith a work!" and really make the word faith a bad one, as if it were the opposite of grace.
2. They sell their position by saying, "We are justified BY GRACE through faith," which may not be wrong as such, but they are intending it as OJ and then SJ: they mean faith is faith in OJ, not faith in Christ Jesus.
3. They even proclaim that their Justification without Faith is the Chief Article of Christianity, which is either a blatant lie or total stupidity. Yet Mark Zarling published that nonsense and F. Bivens copied the same argument in his paper - the same reference too.
4. They deny their constant discussion of double justification, but I see the J both in OJ and SJ. For Mequon students unfamiliar with the English language, the J means a declaration. Two Justifications mean two declarations of Not Guilty! They love that term. Not Guilty! even if you never believe in Christ. Not Guilty! even if you are roasting in Hell. 

Seventy years after Dr. Maier died, the LCMS made UOJ their official dogma in a textbook

1. Denying the Gospel Today and the 
2. Bloated Anti-Luther Catechism.

Both over-priced books are published by Concordia Publishing House in honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.

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