The Introduction to the Large Catechism begins with the efficacy of the Word in the first two sentences. Missouri, WELS, ELS, and ELCA have much in common, especially when pointedly rejecting the efficacy of God's Word and mocking Justification by Faith.
Luther's second paragraph states that their frivolous mocking of the Word should leave them starved, driven out, dogs pursuing them, with dung raining down on their heads. No, the overfed and overly soused synodical leaders and professors drive out the faithful, hide their own felonies from the public, and beg a pro-abortion insurance company for even more loot for their luxuries.
I have seen countless examples of these self-appointed Luther scholars citing the Reformer and then explaining what is clear in Luther while turning it upside-down. Justification by Faith, so clearly taught in Romans 4 (and throughout the Bible) is converted by the zombie theologues into:
1. Everyone is already forgiven and saved. That is Objective Justification.
2. Only those who make a decision for OJ are actually and completely forgiven.
3. Everyone in Hell is a guilt-free saint.
Bellyache though they may, these experts who stagger from the weight of their newest Almy costumes, know the three points are exactly what Walther, Bishop Martin Stephan STD, Ed Preuss, and the Preus Horde have taught. However, Robert Preus saw the light in his last book, Justification and Rome.
That is my definition of dumb - two brothers (Rolf and Dan) who claim to have edited Justification and Rome, yet argue against the substance of the book whenever they start yapping on the topic of the Chief Article of Christianity.
Below are some colorful flashcards I created with Photoshop. I was younger and thought graphic quotations would penetrate Lutherdom's stony fortresses of Pietism, Calvinism, and rationalism.
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Nadia Bolz-Weber does her own style of entertainment "evangelism," since she was a stand-up comic at one time. |
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| Luther was mocked by clever boys, girls, and the undecided at Wartburg Seminary, ELCA, which was founded by Loehe. |
