The Blessings of Cheerfulness - Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry

The Blessing of Cheerfulness 

by James Russell Miller

06 Nov 2018

“We are set in this world to be happy. We should not falter in our great task of happiness, nor move ever among our fellows with shadows on our face when we ought to have sunlight.

“We have a mission to others — to add to their cheer. This we cannot do unless we have first learned the lesson of cheerfulness ourselves. We cannot teach what we do not know. We cannot give what we do not have.

“In this little book a lesson is set for you, my reader. It may seem a hard lesson to learn; nevertheless, it is one you want to learn, and one you can learn, if you will surrender your life wholly to the great Teacher.

– From the Preface by James Russell Miller

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Martin Luther, "You have as much laughter as you have faith." What Luther Says, II, p. 692. Psalm 126:5.

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The Jesuits Called it "Renewal" While the Lutherans Called It "Church Growth" and "Missional"

Remember, folks, SJ is a warning label,
like Pope Francis, SJ.

I am never going to call Malachi Martin reliable, but he is an interesting author. His book on The Jesuits should awaken many nightmares for Lutherans. Simply put, the Roman Catholic apostates used the term "renewal" as a way subvert everything in their church body, turning Vatican II, a truly Medieval congress and document, into a declaration for the promotion of radicalism.

As I mentioned in the sermon, I kept checking on the book's title, was it -

1. The Recent History of Lutherans in America, or
2. The Jesuits?

Given a few changes, it could be #1. All the Lutherans, from ELCA and LCMS and WELS down to the CLC (sic) and micro-minis, the Lutherans used Church Growth to destroy Lutheran doctrine and worship.

The SynCons tried hard to deny their ugly mistress, but anyone who criticized Church Growth was pushed out and all those who promoted Fuller Seminary's Barthian hooey were promoted, protected, and given Get-Out-of-Jail-Free cards (literally).

 Like slugs, they leave a toxic trail of slime behind them.

 Like the real popes, these popes mirror the corruptocrats who gave them their office. "Let not many be teachers," James warned, for "we shall receive the greater condemnation." They are Renewal - I mean - Church Growth to a fault. Mirthless Mark "hates the NIV," but Through My Bible on his website is NIV.