Here I Misunderstand -
The Sam Huber Lectures in North Dakota
More than one person has noticed that the least able are trotted out to defend the creaky, sinking barge known as Objective Justification. Why not feature the men and women with the synodical honors and PhDs? But no - we keep hearing the dogmatics notes from seminary, endlessly repeating the same drivel from Pietism.
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| "It's all about the Benjies, brethren. I will teach y'all about fishing for funds, for only $100 a month." |
One guess is that no one wants to be painted into the corner with synodical elections coming up. True, they never change anything for the better, but some hope to gain or retain power, perks, and the Benjies. Just remember what they say at the car factory - "It's all about the Benjies." Kudu Don Patterson can explain that timeless truth, for $100 a month contributed to his coaching business.
So let's talk about a topic they know nothing about - faith. The faithless opportunists, even smug about their supplies of snake oil,
will talk about faith, but only on their terms.
"The doctrine of subjective justification is that we receive this forgiveness and righteousness only through faith in the gospel of Christ." Rolf Preus, Sam Huber Lectures
Notice that Rolfie One-Note lacks the courage to quote me verbatim and give the source. But - since no one else is skewering his claims - one must assume who the target is.
There is no "doctrine of subjective justification," because it is not taught (the meaning of doctrine) in the Bible, the Church Fathers, Luther, the Lutheran Reformation, or the Book of Concord. If anything, the early post-Concord theologians argued against the creeping Calvinism and Pietism of the OJ/SJ claims. This has been proven by Dr. Robert Preus, whose final book is studiously ignored by its supposed co-editor, Rolfie One-Note.
Also, there is no "doctrine of objective justification," just a leftover from late Pietism, which was heavily influenced by Calvinism. The idea of Pietism was to blend Lutheran and Zwingli-Calvin theology. From the General Synod to the Missouri Synod, the founders in America came from Halle Pietism or its subordinate branches.
OJ is Anti-Gospel, Rolfie, Not THE GOSPEL
"The doctrine of subjective justification is that we receive this forgiveness and righteousness only through faith in the gospel of Christ." Rolf Preus, Sam Huber Lectures
Rolfie One-Note would have us understand that universal forgiveness and salvation - without faith - is THE GOSPEL. Moreover, God has declared this as a judgment (the meaning of justification) but in a way so mysterious that fanatical adherents cannot pin down when this happened or where this gem is revealed. Yay, more than a gem - it is the Diamond of OJ (WELS).
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| The zircon of OJ fools those with no knowledge of the Scriptures and no spiritual discernment. |
Rolfie One-Note wants to trade the Biblical concept of faith for trust in the false doctrine of Universalism. Since OJ is universal forgiveness and salvation, OJ is the Anti-Gospel.
The Preus clan and its devoted camp followers want to demand all the time - "What is the object of faith?" Their answer is "The Absolution of the World - without faith."
They are like the car repairman who said, "Trust me. Your car needs all these repairs." I took down notes and asked for a response from a certified repairman, who said, "He does not know what he is talking about! Nothing he says is correct."
