Narrow-minded Lutheran has left a new comment on your post "Steadfast Cowards Kill Their Own Thread":
Is BJS more concerned with Church politics than meaningful theological discussions? Is quoting anyone other than the venerated Walther automatically heretical on BJS?
I find it humorous that anti-UOJ-ers are labeled as "Methodist wannabes." This illustrates the devaluation of the Means of Grace. Actually, Walther in his Easter Sermon is the Arminian. "All that's left to do is for you to accept it."
One can't claim to value Word and Sacrament while pooh-poohing the efficacy of these Means of Grace. Why did the Holy Ghost descend on Pentecost if we were all forgiven? Why do we Baptize babies if they are already forgiven?
This is the ultimate leap of faith: To baptize a baby who can't articulate his/her faith and believe that the child is saved. It doesn't make sense from a standpoint of human reason or emotion, by I believe it with all my heart, because Scripture and our Confessions say so.
To carry this out to its conclusion, how can one believe that Jesus is really there in the bread and wine? Because He says so.
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GJ - NPH lovingly reprinted J. P. Meyer, who is worse than Walther. Meyer has people making a decision for UOJ. Perhaps that is better rather than worse. Meyer is more obvious.
Recently Gnesio Lutheran posted my Walther graphic about the Easter absolution. Apparently they endorse his Enthusiasm too.
That suits me, because people should admit what they truly believe or disbelieve.
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