Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry - "What the World Owes Luther" - by Junius Remensnyder

 

What the World owes Luther
by Junius Remensnyder

Newsletter from The Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry

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The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 5, Matthias Loy, Editor The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 4, Matthias Loy, Editor The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 3, Matthias Loy, Editor What the World owes Luther by Junius Remensnyder The Evangelical Review Vol. 3, William M Reynolds, Editor

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The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 5, Matthias Loy, Editor Vol 5 includes “The Discipline of the Will” by Matthias Loy, “The Fundamental Difference Between Luther’s And Zwingli’s Theology”, “The Will in Conversion” by Matthias Loy, and many other articles. The Columbus Theological Magazine is one of the specially restored collections of the Lutheran Library. Currently available volumes Master index Contents of Volume 5 (Links to facsimile PDF. Scroll to bottom for other downloads.) Principal Author Vol 5 No 1 February 1885 The Discipline Of The Will. Matthias Loy Confession Concerning Some Controverted Points Of Doctrine. The Character Of The Old Testament. Homiletical Department. Vol 5 No 2 April 1885 How Shall We Order Our Lives? Conrad Herman Louis Schuette The Great Mystery. D. Simon The Fundamental Difference Between Luther’s And Zwingli’s Theology. P. A. Peter John 6, 54. George Dillmann Homiletical Department. Homiletical Rules From Quenstedt’s “Ethica Pastoralis.” The German Pulpit From The Work Of The Ministry. Blakie For Confession (Preparatory To Holy Communion.) Vol 5 No 3 June 1885 The Allotrioepiscopos In The Church. Some Mistakes Of Scientists. The Doctrine Of The Lord’s Supper In Modern Theology Reviewed And Criticized By Dr. F. A. Philippi. George Henry Schodde Homiletical Department: Funeral Sermon. Rev. 7, 13-17. D. Simon Homiletical Rules: From Quensted’s ‘ethica Pastoralis”. M. R. Walter For Communion. Vol 5 No 4 August 1885 The Will In Conversion. Matthias Loy Some Mistakes Of Scientists 2. Evolution. A. Pflueger The Doctrine Of The Lord’s Supper In Modern Theology. (continued) George Henry Schodde Christianity Is The Parent Of True Eloquence. Homiletical Department. Homiletical Rules. From J. A. Quenstedt’s “‘ Ethica Pastoralis.” Translated From The German M. R. Walter Vol 5 No 5 October 1885 The Will In Conversion. II, The True Doctrine. Matthias Loy Miracles. Conrad Herman Louis Schuette The Doctrine Of The Lord’s Supper In Modern Theology. (continued) George Henry Schodde Homiletical Department. Homiletical Rules. From J. A. Quenstedt’s Ethica Pastoralis M. R. Walter. Vol 5 No 6 December 1885 Some Objections To The Doctrine Of Inspiration Answered. Conrad Herman Louis Schuette A Harmony Of The Gospels On The Resurrection. A. P. Eternal Punishment. W. Schmidt. The Doctrine Of The Lord’s Supper In Modern Theology. (concluded) George Henry Schodde Order a Printed Copy Print Copy: The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 5, Matthias Loy, Editor - “Lutheran Librarian” edition Download the eBook Facsimile PDF (large file) Apple/Kobo EPUB Kindle AZW3 Legacy MOBI (If EPUB or AZW3 won’t work on your device) PDF (retypeset) You can expect your e-book to arrive within a few hours. If it doesn't arrive, check your spam or junk mail folder. You can also request a copy of this or any Lutheran Library e-book by sending an email with the book's title and format. Enjoy the book! Publication Information Lutheran Library edition first published: 2023 Copyright: CC BY 4.0 Read more

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The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 5, Matthias Loy, Editor Vol 5 includes “The Discipline of the Will” by Matthias Loy, “The Fundamental Difference Between Luther’s And Zwingli’s Theology”, “The Will in Conversion” by Matthias Loy, and many other articles. The Columbus Theological Magazine is one of the specially restored collections of the Lutheran Library. Currently available volumes Master index Contents of Volume 5 (Links to facsimile PDF. Scroll to bottom for other downloads.) Principal Author Vol ... Read more The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 4, Matthias Loy, Editor Vol 4 includes “The Nature of the Will,” “The Liberty of the Will,” and “The Bondage of the Will,” all by Prof. Matthias Loy. Other articles include, “He Shall Baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with Fire,” and “The Power Of God’s Word, According To The Lutheran And The Reformed Systems”. Much good reading! The Columbus Theological Magazine is one of the specially restored collections of the Lutheran Library. Currently available ... Read more The Columbus Theological Magazine Vol. 3, Matthias Loy, Editor Vol 3 includes “Intuitu Fidei” — “In View Of Faith.”, Wine in the Bible, The Calvinistic Doctrine Concerning Predestination and Election, The Limit Of The Law Of Peace, and many other articles. The Columbus Theological Magazine is one of the specially restored collections of the Lutheran Library. Currently available volumes Master index (Links to facsimile PDF. Scroll to bottom for other downloads.) Principal Author Vol 3 No 1 February 1883 Introductory To Volume III. Matthias ... Read more What the World owes Luther by Junius Remensnyder “Great men are the fire-pillars in this dark pilgrimage of mankind; they stand as heavenly signs, everlasting witnesses of what has been, prophetic tokens of what may still be, the revealed embodied possibilities of human nature.” THOMAS CARLYLE. Level of Difficulty: Primer: No subject matter knowledge needed. Book Contents Titlepage contents quotation By Thomas Carlyle 1 Luther’s Early Years 2 Luther, The Man 3 Luther Begins The Reformation 4 Luther’s Unique Personality 5 Author Of Civil ... Read more The Evangelical Review Vol. 3, William M Reynolds, Editor Volume 3 includes “The Lutheran Doctrine of Election”, “The Protestant Principle”, “Scriptural Character Of The Lutheran Doctrine Of The Lord’s Supper” and other articles. The Evangelical Review was edited by William M Reynolds, Professor in Pennsylvania College and assisted by John G Morris, H I Schmidt, Charles W Schaeffer, and Emanuel Greenwald. Many faithful and prominent Lutheran scholars and ministers are featured in the magazine. The first issue ... Read more The Evangelical Review Vol. 2, William M Reynolds, Editor Volume 2 includes “The Ecclesiastical Year”, “The Doctrine of the Atonement of Christ as presented in the Symbolical Books”, “The Silent Influence of the Bible”, and many other articles. The Evangelical Review was edited by William M Reynolds, Professor in Pennsylvania College and assisted by John G Morris, H I Schmidt, Charles W Schaeffer, and Emanuel Greenwald. Many faithful and prominent Lutheran scholars and ministers are featured in the magazine. ... Read more The Evangelical Review The Evangelical Review was edited by William M Reynolds, Professor in Pennsylvania College and assisted by John G Morris, H I Schmidt, Charles W Schaeffer, and Emanuel Greenwald. Many faithful and prominent Lutheran scholars and ministers are featured in the magazine. The first issue was published in 1849 in Gettysburg. This is one of the special collections of the Lutheran Library. Here are listed all available volumes of The Evangelical Review. You can also review the master index. Full ... Read more May God cause his face to shine upon you and bring you peace. From Your Lutheran Librarian editor@lutheranlibrary.org

Craving

 

1. As pants the hart for cooling streams
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee
And Thy refreshing grace.

2. For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
Oh, when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou Majesty Divine?

3. Why restless, why cast down, my soul? \

Hope still; and thou shalt sing 

The praise of Him who is thy God, 

Thy health's eternal Spring.

4. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory as it was, is now, 

And shall be evermore.

Hymn #525 from The Lutheran Hymnal

This began with thoughts about food - craving foods we know are useless, even harmful. As one medical person said yesterday, "Check just the fresh produce and frozen vegetables at the giant grocery-snacks-beverage store - shopping all done."

When certain vegetables and fruits are tried instead of the fatty, salty, sugary prepared foods, craving for the new/old foods is lacking. New incentives help appetites - fresh, delicious, removing bad ingredients, losing weight, feeling better, and startling the doctor with the blood panel results.

When lots of frozen uncooked vegetables and fresh fruits are eaten, the desire for prepared meals fades, albeit with flashes of junk-food days. I can carve a pineapple in seconds and have a blast of vitamin C, manganese, and other vitamins, with delicious flavor and fiber. Fresh food is medicine, but most pharmaceutical medicines do not really work, though they may address some symptoms.

Flipping the food diet from fat-sugar-salt to vegetables-fruits-nuts-greens will create a craving for valuable but low-cost foods. 

The Congregation

We can set aside the worth of denominations. They devour the income of widows and orphans, grow fat and sluggish with feeding themselves at expensive restaurants, and impose programs invented and recycled by apostates and blasphemers.

Is the desired outcome of a congregation "happy campers"? I heard a Church Growth expert say that repeatedly at a costly conference at St. Paul, German Village, Columbus, Ohio. I do not know if the non-Lutheran speaker has been arrested yet - so many Fuller graduates are - but the congregation went from large to almost gone in a few decades of hard work spreading false doctrine.

I doubt whether a pack of balding, pot-bellied Boomers will provide church music that addresses the craving of individuals for peace, forgiveness, joy, and love. In fact, I am still waiting for a Baptist or Presbyterian hymn about Holy Communion. Did I overlook a masterpiece?

Just as slowly starving people become listless and hollow-eyed, so the congregations have become lifeless, uninterested, noiselessly moving away. The leaders are trying to hide the horror they see in front of them, worse than losing the ice cream king to death and finding out his money solves nothing at all.

Something To Crave

The basics of the Christian Faith are simple:

1. The pan-Christian Bible - King James Version - this is the only one which is faithful to the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek - Apostolic - New Testament. Lutheran leaders should not only be ashamed but deprived of food, chased by dogs, driven out of town, and pelted with manure. The KJV is truly ecumenical while being precise and faithful.
2. The great teachers - Luther, Melanchthon, and Chemnitz are enough for a lifetime and written for all of Christianity - not just a Midwestern abusive sect _________________ (fill in the blank).
3. The best hymnal - The Lutheran Hymnal. The apostate leaders have replaced the best hymnal with junkfood, often with their own awful "hymns."

Luther Said It First - 

And I Agree

The Latest Quotation - From Luther's Sermons

 

Link - Luther's Sermon on the Unbelief of Thomas - The First Sunday after Easter 

9. Likewise, when after forty days he spoke with them out of the Scriptures about the kingdom of God, which should now commence and be a kingdom in which should be proclaimed in his name repentance and the forgiveness of sins among all nations, they raise the cry and ask him when he was about to ascend from them in a cloud, and say: “Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” they have entirely different thoughts of the kingdom of Christ than those he had been teaching them.

Here you see how exceedingly difficult it is for bashful and despondent hearts to be comforted and strengthened, even after being rightly instructed, so that they know what kind of a king Christ is and what he has accomplished by his death and resurrection.

10. Thus both the obduracy and the bashfulness of the human heart are indescribable. When out of danger it is hard and obdurate beyond measure, so that it cares nothing for the wrath or the threatening of God. Although it hears for a long time that God will punish sin with eternal death and condemnation, yet it goes ahead and is drowned in pride, avarice, etc. On the other hand, when the heart begins to fear it becomes so despondent that it cannot be again reclaimed. It is indeed a great pity that we are such wicked people. If we are not in want we continue to live on in sin without the least fear or shame, yea, to grow stiff like a dead corpse; what is spoken to us is as if spoken to a rock. On the contrary, if there is a change in us that we feel our sins, we are terrified by death, God’s wrath and judgment; we on the other hand grow stiff at the great anxiety and sorrow, so that no one can strengthen us; yea, we are even terrified before that which should comfort us, like the disciples were before Christ, who came to them for the very purpose that they might be comforted and made happy. Although he does not at once set them right he has to doctor them during the forty days, as I said. He takes and uses all kinds of comfort and medicine and still he can hardly strengthen them again, until he gives them the right strong drink, namely, the Holy Spirit, of which they drank and were comforted in the right way so that they are no more as before, bashful and terrified.