Tuesday, June 5, 2018

WELS To Remodel Martin Luther College, So More Parents Can Borrow $80,000, Send Their Sons to College, And See Them Become Brides

 Notice the horror expressed by the online student monitoring the class.
Didn't Stroh close the Latte Church, in spite of lavish money spent?



 Big money for a shrinking college.



 Sammy Lily Showalter nee Sam Birner,
Martin Luther College alumnus.
 For the innocent - this is a symbol for Satan - Baphomet.

 Worst of all, on "Evangelism Daze," MLC students have to listen to Mark Jeske's annual We Ran Out of Germans speech.

Publishing Projects

 Norma A. Boeckler

I am finishing up some details on Luther's Sermons. Two volumes need to be set free.

 Norma A. Boeckler


I am waiting for HAL to respond, so I started on the next two projects:

  1. The Gospel of Faith: St. John’s Gospel Explained in English and Greek;
  2. An Ichabod Lutheran Lexicon.

The first book will have the KJV text and the Stephanus Greek text, with English explanations. I started the introduction and first chapter tonight. The title needs some help. I often think about the title for months. The subtitle might be better as St. John's Gospel Explained in English, Using the Greek Text. Opinions and suggestions are welcome.



The lexicon will build on the Icha-slang efforts of early blogging, but most of it will be short discussions about correct Lutheran terminology.

Which Predestination: Reformed or Lutheran by Lenski and Stellhorn - Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry – "Faithful to the Reformation"

 Stellhorn came over with the Stephan sex cult, but he parted ways with Walther over Objective/Subjective Justification.

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Which Predestination: Reformed or Lutheran by Lenski and Stellhorn - Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry – 



"Faithful to the Reformation": "
Contents (35 pages)
Introduction to the Original [1892] Edition
1 What Is Predestination?
2 What Has God Regarded In Election?
3 What Is The Relation Especially Of Faith To Election?
4 In What Sense Does The Formula Of Concord Speak Of Election?
5 Is Man’s Conversion And Salvation In Every Sense Independent Of His Conduct?
6 May We Speak Of Man’s Decision Or “Self-determination” In Conversion?
7 What Is The Difference Between The Lutheran And The Reformed Doctrine Of Election?
8 How Must The Doctrine Of The Dogmaticians Of The Seventeenth Century Be Regarded?
9 How Is The Doctrine Of Modern Missouri To Be Regarded?
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GJ - John Sparky Brenner admitted in print that Walther's Election without Grace dogma was really another version of Justification without Faith. Of course, Brenner would not use traditional Lutheran wording - Justification by Faith. He calls the precious dogma of forgiveness and salvation without faith as ---- The Justification of the World, perhaps a far better way to camoflage the false dogma so dearly loved by Halle University, ELCA, Rambach, Stephan, Walther, and JP Meyer.

Someone who translated Walther had me read one of Walther's books, which I reviewed. I am reasonably certain the translation was good. The theology of Walther was bad - and like his latter day disciple Waldo Werning - self-referential. "For additional information, read the superb essay written by...me."

Paul speaks of imputation (counting) only through faith in Romans 4, following Genesis 15, but JP Meyer knew better. Who can disagree with JP? He taught in WELS for 50 years, making him infallible.

Compost the Weeds on the Spot

 Link to Amazon - Churches That Abuse

I chose the lead graphic, and readers will understand in a few minutes. Yesterday, Ranger Bob said, "What are you going to do about those weeds in the front yard?"

I said, "A strange question, coming from a guy who walked out his front door this morning to a bouquet of roses." He takes them to the cemetery for the graves of his sainted mother and his step-father, also an Army Ranger.

Bob laughed and said, "Oh yes, thanks for those. I really mean it."

I have weaponized weeds from years of adding earthworms, organic matter, and cover crops to the front garden. I have some grassy weeds that are knee-high. No problem. I trim them down, cover them with newspaper or cardboard, and add wood mulch. I compost the high nitrogen weeds on the spot. Their evil becomes my good, but only because of Creation.

All the plants and animals, down to the microbes, are created, engineered, and managed to serve us if we only let them:

  • Most insects are beneficial by keeping the pests down;
  • A toxin-free garden will multiply the birds, toads, and spiders, which also feed upon pests;
  • Fungus, when left alone, will network all the plants, feed them, and even give them hydration;
  • All weeds matter, so Dutch clover and Hog Peanuts can feed the soil while living, also post-mortem. The rest can be composted by denying them sunlight - almost instant soil food.
Weed patches in the rose garden are being covered with newspaper and wood mulch. Some weeds will be trimmed back first, all the better to let them decompose into the soil, feeding microbes, earthworms, and soil creatures (sowbugs, centipedes, millipedes, springtails).

"My Church Abused Me"
One of my favorite students wrote that; I have heard the same from various people, who shared their personal experiences or hinted at them. The abusive institutions wound and damage people, whose subsequent difficulties are also used against them.

I have reminded people that Jesus was not opposed by The Atheist Society but by His own religionists, the great and pious, the walking saints of the time. The same is true today - the worst ones hide in their "conservative" or "orthodox" or "Fundamentalist" strongholds, decrying the obvious abuse in the old, mainline, apostate Leftist denominations.

I have seen that abuse close at hand. WELS is far worse than the LCMS, and the Church of the Lutheran Confession (a laughable title) is the worst of the three. Destructive people enjoy the spiritual power of the Church, but only when using it for evil. Some people enjoy being on perimeter, helping out with the abuse while acting sympathetic. 

We can let the wounds - call them weeds - fester, grow, and take over our lives. On their own, they will do that. But God has provided a remedy in John 15 - the parable of the True Vine.

First of all, the unbelievers with no spiritual fruit (because they have not remained on the True Vine) will be 
  1. thrown out, 
  2. withered, 
  3. gathered, 
  4. set on fire, and 
  5. burned up. 
They enjoy their honors and benefits now, because they honor their Father Below, the Prince of This World. Justice will be served. That knowledge alone should bring peace of mind - it is a good start. I have seen that happen before my eyes, their evil bringing about their well-deserved ruin. Others have to wait, but that is only because the crimes are greater and the punishment held back to gather their followers, as rotten food gathers maggots. Paul Tillich and Pope Pius XII died in the agony of doubt and fear after a lifetime of luxurious apostasy and evil.

Just as we compost weeds on the spot, and use their vigor for what is good and useful, we can turn the abuse into good.
  • Shut off anything that makes it worse - evil institutions, evil friends, enabling family, and the urge to dwell on the past. That starts the healing.
  • Abide in the True Vine. Hearing the Gospel Word, reading the Gospel Word, attending worship rather than a circus with clowns - that divine energy converts the weeds into God's blessings.
  • In time, help others with the same experiences.


John 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Monday, June 4, 2018

A Most Read Post from 2013 - Plus Other Links


Most Read - Last 30 Days




Joel Osteen Agrees with the Antichrist
Which doofus is posing with his wife?




God “absolutely” approves of everyone — including homosexuals — declared one of America’s most well-known evangelical pastors
The Houston megapastor and best-selling author Joel Osteen, whose followers include the likes of Cher and Oprah Winfrey, is hitting the talk-show circuit to promote his new book, “Break Out! 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life.”
Osteen, the very visible face of Lakewood Church in Houston since 1999,  talked to the Huffington Post about his thoughts on prayer, the pope and the homosexual lifestyle.
HuffPo Live host Josh Zepps quoted from Osteen’s new book: “It doesn’t matter who likes you or who doesn’t like you, all that matters is God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.”
Zepps followed up by asking if that included homosexuals.

Pastor Joel Osteen
“Absolutely,” Osteen insisted, “I believe that God has breathed his life into every single person. We’re all on a journey. Nobody’s perfect.”
Osteen, who oversees a congregation of 45,000 followers, stated all people must be acknowledged for who they are and expressed reluctance to “categorize” sin.
“The Bible said a sin is pride, a sin is selfish ambition. We tend to pick out these certain things,” he said.
“But I believe every person is made in the image of God, and you have accept them as they are, on their journey. I’m not here to be preaching hate, pushing people down. I’m not here telling people what they’re doing wrong.”
Osteen has said numerous times that he believes living a homosexual lifestyle is a sin in accordance with his understanding of Christian scripture.
In an appearance on Fox News Sunday in 2012, Osteen discussed his position on homosexuality by telling host Chris Wallace that he “doesn’t dislike anybody” and believes gays are some of “most loving people in the world,” despite his strongly held conviction that homosexuality is a sin.
“I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin. But, you know, every time I say that, Chris … people say, well, you are a gay hater and you’re a gay basher,” Osteen told Wallace during the interview. “I’m not. I don’t – I don’t dislike anybody. Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. But my faith is based on what I believe the scripture says, and that’s the way I read the scripture.”
Osteen also discussed Pope Francis during the Huffington Post interview, saying he appreciates the pontiff’s inclusive nature.
“I think the pope is fantastic, his tone, his humility,” he said.
“We may not agree 100 percent on doctrine and theology, but the Catholic Church, our church, it’s open for everybody. I like his tone, not pushing people away.”
A caller during the live interview asked Osteen to give his definition of spirituality and religion.
“I do think that religion has turned a lot of people off. Part of it is because it was all about the rules and was political. I think now people have a hunger for God, they want to have a relationship, but they don’t want to be called religious. I’m not trying to get them to join my religion, I’m just trying to plant a seed of hope in their heart.”
As WND reported, Osteen was once the victim of an elaborate hoax that suggested he was quitting his church and abandoning his faith. Osteen was in fact not quitting, despite several phony websites, news stories and even a YouTube video declaring otherwise.
The pastor wasn’t immune from criticism during his Huffington Post interview.
A caller chastised him for preaching about the power of praying for “things.”
Osteen agreed in part: “I don’t think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He’s given you. I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things. He’s not a small God; this God is incredible.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/joel-osteen-god-approves-of-homosexuals/#ocCWMtaP0DWFd9fT.99