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| No Justification by Faith alone? Nope. |
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| Omitting the Chief Article is a confession of error. |
GJ - The issue with the Madison Settlement is that the big Norwegian Synod allowed for both versions of Justification:
- Justification by Faith
- Justification without Faith, aka Objective Justification, UOJ, Justification of the World, General Justification.
The little Norwegians agreed with the Pietistic, rationalistic, and Universalistic Objective Justification. One thousand of them left (but no Preus members) and were nicknamed the Little Norwegians. They considered themselves orthodox and probably did adhere to the original tenets of Norwegian Pietism. However, the Preus clan did not join this orthodox and only shifted over from the Big Norwegians during (Robert) and after (Jack) seminary. However, after moving for a break with the LCMS, Bob and Jack took calls in the LCMS immediately after.
As long as the leaders of the LCMS-ELS-WELS are Oblates of Walther Immaculate, they will promote their convenient Objective Justification, whether they believe anything or not. They are opportunistic, like Jack and Bob Preus.
However, even the poorly edited Justification and Rome, by Robert Preus, bears the scars and healing of this vast doctrinal error. Preus clearly identified and refuted Objective Justification, in his own words and the words of the post-Concord orthodox, when the influence of Calvinism and Pietism grew in the combo Lutheran churches enjoying the depredation of unionism.
Rolfie One-Note went to North Dakota to howl with the coyotes and teach the equivalent of Jeske's We Ran Out of Germans speech. He never mentioned his father's book on Justification, and Rolfie edited it!
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| The ELS and Objective Justification - partners in piggery. |
