Sampling of Rolf Preus' Latest Errors - In Somber Black and White
While the terms “objective justification” and “subjective justification” may have arisen in the 19th century, the objective/subjective distinction in the topic of justification has always been made. This distinction is inherent in the gospel itself. The doctrine of objective justification teaches that God, freely by his grace, without reference to any merit or worthiness in sinners, for the sake of the vicarious obedience and suffering of Jesus, has forgiven this whole world of sinners all their sins and declared them to be righteous.
Objective justification is explicitly taught in the Bible. Let us consider just a few portions of God’s written word.
The words of Jesus in the Lord’s Supper teach objective justification. The “for you” cannot be sincerely spoken by the minister who administers this sacrament if the “you” in the “for you” are only those who believe. The minister says or sings the words of Jesus, “Take drink, this is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins.”
And this is what St. Paul explicitly teaches. In Romans 4:5 he writes:
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
GJ - Has Rolf studied the Gospel of John or Romans 4 - 5:2? Obviously not. He is repeating here what he has said repeatedly, ignorantly, Universalistically - for years.
Since faith is so intimately joined to this justification, Paul says that faith is reckoned as righteousness when he is referring to what faith receives: the righteousness of Christ.
St. Paul teaches objective justification in Romans 4:24-25.
GJ - We have an answer, readers. He has no clue at all.
When Paul alternates between saying “all men” and “many” in reference to the same group of people, we do not redefine all to mean many but not all. Rather, we understand many to mean all. “All” does not mean “not all.” “Many” may mean not all or all. The alternating between the two expressions defines the many as being all men.
GJ - Laughing helplessly now, I cannot comprehend how bad the Ft. Wayne education was.
In 1874, Herman Amberg Preus, who was president of the Norwegian Synod, responded in the Synod’s official publication...
GJ - Waving the Herman Preus flag now. But Robert Preus' last book, which Rolf supposedly helped edit, is not even mentioned! "Howzacome?" as my father used to say.
But then, like Christian News, Justification by Faith is never mentioned. How can this be a honest set of lectures when coward Rolf will not mention what he is completely against -
- Luther's Biblical doctrine,
- Paul's divine teaching,
- The Gospel of John's emphasis on the righteousness of faith in Jesus?
