H. L. Mencken -"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."

 

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H. L. Mencken

Efficacy - One Word To Cure the Ills of Christendom, None Dare Call It Effectual

Paul Kelm, the point man for the WELS Church Shrinkage Program, has destroyed more churches than the Chicago Fire.  

Tis funny how so many WELS leaders aped the Satanic offspring of Fuller Seminary, defended Fuller, quoted Fuller verbatim, studied the works of Fuller, and denied they ever attended Fuller. One can list Kelm, Valleskey, Bivens, Stolzenburg, Werning, Olson, Huebner, and many more.

Floyd Luther Stolzenburg was kicked out of LCMS, then backed by WELS, especially the Michigan District - Robert Mueller, Paul Kuske, etc. 

Fuller cleverly invited the World Mission executives of all denominations to sip its poison. The executives invited their underlings to attend as well. This was repeated for the American Mission executives, spreading the poison down to the underlings, lo even down to parish pastors (free tuition). LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC made Fuller their alma mater, earning the precious DMin for dopes - coveted by the lazy, greedy, and blasphemous.

Funny how they moved Ski (a Jeske disciple) out and replaced him with another Jeske-ite.

 No! Really? And they deny it.

KJV Philippians 2:13 - 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Stephanus - 13 ο θεος γαρ εστιν ο ενεργων εν υμιν και το θελειν και το ενεργειν υπερ της ευδοκιας

Jackson Revisited Version - It is the effective Spirit in the Word which not only gives you the will to serve but is also effective in generating His pleasure. 

Jackson Amplified Version - God's own Holy Spirit not only sparks (energizes) the urge within you but also moves you to carry out His good pleasure - unlike the MBO  fools and their idiotic gimmicks.

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Woo! Pigs! Sooie!

Daily Luther Sermon Quote, Trinity 16 - "But when the voice is heard in the heart, then the one who was before dead begins to speak and to confess the faith with his mouth which he believes and feels in his heart."

 

Luther - "From this follows great joy and thanksgiving, by which God is praised and exalted; just as here a great report about Christ went over the entire land of the Jews and into all the neighboring countries."

Complete Sermon -> Trinity 16 - The Widow's Son Raised. Luke 7:11-17.

23. But the dead will not be raised to life so quickly. The Word of God is of course preached to us, the goodness of God and whatever is given us through Christ; but this is not yet sufficient, this is only first touching the coffin. The voice of Christ in the heart must also be added, that we may believe the Word, that it is really as we preach. The youth does not immediately arise after he is touched, but when the Lord spoke: “Young man, I say unto thee, Arise!” This voice stirred the heart and caused the dead to rise to life. When I in like manner hear the Word, and allow human traditions to move me, men still bear me ever on and I ever remain in distress, it helps me little. I must besides the external sermon also hear this voice in the heart: “Young man, I say unto thee, Arise:” that is, I must believe this sermon, cleave to it with my heart, trust in it, and let neither sin, death, devil, nor hell draw me from it. 

24. Thus we have two sermons. One lays the hand on the bier. This does not yet accomplish anything. But the other, when the hand is laid on the coffin and the voice follows in the heart, this accomplishes all. The first proclaims to us the works of Christ, how they are done for us and given to us. But when the voice is heard in the heart, then the one who was before dead begins to speak and to confess the faith with his mouth which he believes and feels in his heart. That is, when the heart believes, the work of love follows, namely, that you speak, that is, preach to others and thank God for the blessing and faith he has shown and given unto you. 

25. From this follows great joy and thanksgiving, by which God is praised and exalted; just as here a great report about Christ went over the entire land of the Jews and into all the neighboring countries. Thus a Christian can lead many unto faith. Therefore man should not make a work of jugglery out of miracles and wonders, as the Papists have done.

26. This is said on to-day’s Gospel, in which we see how God helps and saves us, moved by pure grace and loving-kindness, without any merit or worthiness whatever on our part, yea, before we seek or request help from him. God grant that we may believe this!