Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "The Book of Concord Is a Book of Harmony, But the ...":
Regarding the above quotes from the Christian Book of Concord declaring Godly contrition over sin and faith in Christ alone for the forgiveness of sins, which is faithfully defended by those professing One Justification Solely by Faith Alone, the UOJists (Blind Huberists) routinely howl in opposition, "But then I would have to know I have faith before I could know I was forgiven!"
To which we say, "Yes, exactly."
Huberites will then falsely say we teach faith in faith. No, we do not. The faith of the Holy Spirit, worked graciously and solely through the Means of Grace - Word and Sacrament - is in Christ alone. The false faith of the Huberites is in a supposed declaration of justification prior to faith and it is not in Christ.
Therefore they reject all things related to the Holy Spirit's faith, Christ's righteousness. They are unable to identify faith in themselves because it is not there - it is surely not the comforting faith of the Holy Spirit which is not of this world. The Scripture verse used to shut up the mouths of the unbelieving Huberites is 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Christians will consider the verse and the Holy Spirit will work a willing desire for understanding, faith and a continuance in Christ's Word. Apostate Huberites will simply ignore the verse and whine about how another of their rational doctrinal dictates has been harmed by our teaching One Justification Solely by Faith Alone.
