Formula of Concord, Article III, Solid Declaration
Concerning what is needful furthermore for the proper explanation of this profound and chief article of justification before God, upon which depends the salvation of our souls, we direct, and for the sake of brevity herewith refer, every one to Dr. Luther’s beautiful and glorious exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians.
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| These three charlatans reject the Chief Article of the Christian Faith, taught by Luther in Galatians and all his works, in favor of Objective Justification, plagiarized from Calvin and the Pietists. They delight in their unity, joined by such luminaries as Christian News, LutherQuest, Steadfast Lutherans, and ELCA. Jay Webber, applauded by the Emmaus apostates, imagines that Luther teaches Objective Justification - universal forgiveness without faith, without the Word, without the Means of Grace. |
This is the Graebner translation of Luther's earlier Galatians Commentary. He lectured on Galatians later, and the transcript (which he approved) was published. I enjoyed the later and longer version even more. I read every word to Mrs. Ichabod.
Alec Satin and I debated using the shorter one versus the longer and later one. We decided that people reading the shorter one is better than not reading the longer version. Once again, Alec was crucial in setting up the text for the book, as he was for Luther's Postils, not to mention his work on The Pilgrim's Progress.
Copies Sent
I ordered copies for everyone friendly to Bethany Luther Church, and the list continues to grow. How do we expand while the synodocrats are shrinking? They have a wealth of Church Growth insights from Fuller Seminary, Trinity Divinity, and Willow Creek. All we have is a "spare room in a rented house."
You will get the color version (Lulu Press), which costs only a little more than the Amazon black and white version (listed in Japanese). Norma Boeckler designed the cover and inserted the full color graphics in the text.
I am finishing some classes this weekend, so the Walther book is not far off.
