Greek Lesson - Doubting Thomas and Chapter 21

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John 20:19 ουσης ουν οψιας τη ημερα εκεινη τη μια των σαββατων και των θυρων κεκλεισμενων οπου ησαν οι μαθηται συνηγμενοι δια τον φοβον των ιουδαιων ηλθεν ο ιησους και εστη εις το μεσον και λεγει αυτοις ειρηνη υμιν

20 και τουτο ειπων εδειξεν αυτοις τας χειρας και την πλευραν αυτου; εχαρησαν ουν οι μαθηται ιδοντες τον κυριον

21 ειπεν ουν αυτοις ο ιησους παλιν ειρηνη υμιν καθως απεσταλκεν με ο πατηρ καγω πεμπω υμας

22 και τουτο ειπων ενεφυσησεν και λεγει αυτοις λαβετε πνευμα αγιον

23 αν τινων αφητε τας αμαρτιας αφιενται αυτοις αν τινων κρατητε κεκρατηνται

24 θωμας δε εις εκ των δωδεκα ο λεγομενος διδυμος ουκ ην μετ αυτων οτε ηλθεν ο ιησους

25 ελεγον ουν αυτω οι αλλοι μαθηται εωρακαμεν τον κυριον; ο δε ειπεν αυτοις εαν μη ιδω εν ταις χερσιν αυτου τον τυπον των ηλων και βαλω τον δακτυλον μου εις τον τυπον των ηλων και βαλω την χειρα μου εις την πλευραν αυτου ου μη πιστευσω

26 και μεθ ημερας οκτω παλιν ησαν εσω οι μαθηται αυτου και θωμας μετ αυτων; ερχεται ο ιησους των θυρων κεκλεισμενων και εστη εις το μεσον και ειπεν ειρηνη υμιν

27 ειτα λεγει τω θωμα φερε τον δακτυλον σου ωδε και ιδε τας χειρας μου και φερε την χειρα σου και βαλε εις την πλευραν μου και μη γινου απιστος αλλα πιστος

Greek uses a to negate a meaning, so this is impossible to reproduce in English.

28 και απεκριθη ο θωμας και ειπεν αυτω ο κυριος μου και ο θεος μου

29 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους οτι εωρακας με θωμα πεπιστευκας μακαριοι οι μη ιδοντες και πιστευσαντες

30 πολλα μεν ουν και αλλα σημεια εποιησεν ο ιησους ενωπιον των μαθητων αυτου α ουκ εστιν γεγραμμενα εν τω βιβλιω τουτω

31 ταυτα δε γεγραπται ινα πιστευσητε οτι ο ιησους εστιν ο χριστος ο υιος του θεου και ινα πιστευοντες ζωην εχητε εν τω ονοματι αυτου

John 21 μετα ταυτα εφανερωσεν εαυτον παλιν ο ιησους τοις μαθηταις επι της θαλασσης της τιβεριαδος; εφανερωσεν δε ουτως

2 ησαν ομου σιμων πετρος και θωμας ο λεγομενος διδυμος και ναθαναηλ ο απο κανα της γαλιλαιας και οι του ζεβεδαιου και αλλοι εκ των μαθητων αυτου δυο

3 λεγει αυτοις σιμων πετρος υπαγω αλιευειν; λεγουσιν αυτω ερχομεθα και ημεις συν σοι εξηλθον και ανεβησαν εις το πλοιον ευθυς και εν εκεινη τη νυκτι επιασαν ουδεν

4 πρωιας δε ηδη γενομενης εστη ο ιησους εις τον αιγιαλον ου μεντοι ηδεισαν οι μαθηται οτι ιησους εστιν

5 λεγει ουν αυτοις ο ιησους παιδια μη τι προσφαγιον εχετε απεκριθησαν αυτω ου

6 ο δε ειπεν αυτοις βαλετε εις τα δεξια μερη του πλοιου το δικτυον και ευρησετε; εβαλον ουν και ουκ ετι αυτο ελκυσαι ισχυσαν απο του πληθους των ιχθυων

7 λεγει ουν ο μαθητης εκεινος ον ηγαπα ο ιησους τω πετρω ο κυριος εστιν; σιμων ουν πετρος ακουσας οτι ο κυριος εστιν, τον επενδυτην διεζωσατο ην γαρ γυμνος και εβαλεν εαυτον εις την θαλασσαν

8 οι δε αλλοι μαθηται τω πλοιαριω ηλθον, ου γαρ ησαν μακραν απο της γης αλλ ως απο πηχων διακοσιων, συροντες το δικτυον των ιχθυων

9 ως ουν απεβησαν εις την γην, βλεπουσιν ανθρακιαν κειμενην και οψαριον επικειμενον και αρτον

10 λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους, ενεγκατε απο των οψαριων ων επιασατε νυν

11 ανεβη σιμων πετρος και ειλκυσεν το δικτυον επι της γης μεστον ιχθυων μεγαλων εκατον πεντηκοντατριων και τοσουτων οντων ουκ εσχισθη το δικτυον

12 λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους δευτε αριστησατε, ουδεις δε ετολμα των μαθητων εξετασαι αυτον συ τις ει ειδοτες οτι ο κυριος εστιν

13 ερχεται ουν ο ιησους και λαμβανει τον αρτον και διδωσιν αυτοις και το οψαριον ομοιως

14 τουτο ηδη τριτον εφανερωθη ο ιησους τοις μαθηταις αυτου εγερθεις εκ νεκρων

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15 οτε ουν ηριστησαν λεγει τω σιμωνι πετρω ο ιησους σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με πλειον τουτων λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω βοσκε τα αρνια μου

16 λεγει αυτω παλιν δευτερον σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ποιμαινε τα προβατα μου

17 λεγει αυτω το τριτον σιμων ιωνα φιλεις με ελυπηθη ο πετρος οτι ειπεν αυτω το τριτον φιλεις με και ειπεν αυτω κυριε συ παντα οιδας συ γινωσκεις οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ο ιησους βοσκε τα προβατα μου

18 αμην αμην λεγω σοι οτε ης νεωτερος εζωννυες σεαυτον και περιεπατεις οπου ηθελες οταν δε γηρασης εκτενεις τας χειρας σου και αλλος σε ζωσει και οισει οπου ου θελεις

19 τουτο δε ειπεν σημαινων ποιω θανατω δοξασει τον θεον και τουτο ειπων λεγει αυτω ακολουθει μοι

20 επιστραφεις δε ο πετρος βλεπει τον μαθητην ον ηγαπα ο ιησους ακολουθουντα ος και ανεπεσεν εν τω δειπνω επι το στηθος αυτου και ειπεν κυριε τις εστιν ο παραδιδους σε

21 τουτον ιδων ο πετρος λεγει τω ιησου κυριε ουτος δε τι

22 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους εαν αυτον θελω μενειν εως ερχομαι τι προς σε συ ακολουθει μοι

23 εξηλθεν ουν ο λογος ουτος εις τους αδελφους οτι ο μαθητης εκεινος ουκ αποθνησκει και ουκ ειπεν αυτω ο ιησους οτι ουκ αποθνησκει αλλ εαν αυτον θελω μενειν εως ερχομαι τι προς σε

24 ουτος εστιν ο μαθητης ο μαρτυρων περι τουτων και γραψας ταυτα και οιδαμεν οτι αληθης εστιν η μαρτυρια αυτου

25 εστιν δε και αλλα πολλα οσα εποιησεν ο ιησους ατινα εαν γραφηται καθ εν ουδε αυτον οιμαι τον κοσμον χωρησαι τα γραφομενα βιβλια αμην

Financial Aid Can't Keep Up With Tuition | The Daily Caller Community Colleges Looking BetterWhy Waste a Fortune on a Lutheran School?

 MLC day - their own publicity!

Annual Church Growth Day, MLC,
is hidden from the public. Only false teachers can speak.

Questionable, foolish, MLC videos are uploaded to YouTube.

 Lutheran reader's comment - 

Hi Greg,

I think in your headline, "WELS Degree Worth $80,000" you should have put in "Costs $80,000."  Worth and cost are two different things.  I seriously doubt that a WELS degree is worth much more than a cup of doffee.

God bless,

Financial Aid Can't Keep Up With Tuition | The Daily Caller:



"Colleges keep hiking tuition costs and financial aid is not keeping up at a commensurate rate, according to studies released Wednesday.

College Board studies show that the net price paid by students for college — a price that accounts for financial aid and tax credits — rose during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, reported The Washington Post.

In-state public university students paid average tuition and fees of $9,970 in fall 2017, a 3.1 percent spike from fall 2016. When accounting for room and board, these students paid an average of $14,490. Living expenses amount to an average of $8,070."

 This Satanic symbol was posted on the Facebook
webpage of a Martin Luther College graduate.

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Is a WELS College Degree Worth $80,000?

GJ - Someone who started at Martin Luther College this year will graduate with a total room, board, tuition bill of approximately $80,000.

Congregations are closing or merging at a rapid rate. The parish school is as dated as Packard automobile. Moreover, the value of that diploma is doubtful, though not as worthless as an MDiv from Mordor in Mequon.

One man was sexually assaulted by a Mequon seminarian on his first visit to that campus. When he complained about the felony to the dean, Brenner told him, "You are too thin-skinned." The dean's comment would make a good headline in the Milwaukee Journal. The target was hated out of WELS, so pick a response -

1. It never happened.
2. Who told you?
3. Ten-minute Ichabod tirade.

Students or parents who borrow money for a Lutheran degree will have a lifetime debt. Every other debt can go away with bankruptcy, but not student loans.

Notice that every school has a paid recruiter, so that is more overhead. But the number of schools is almost the same, so a larger number of recruiters is competing for a shrinking pool of students.

One of my members was going to "finish" at Martin Luther College, so she started out locally. She finished at TOSU - THE Ohio State University.

Is Schone worth the cost at Martin Luther College?

 This Schone outfit kilt me.

Australian woman captures picture of enormous 2ft earthworm driven above ground by heavy rains

Australian woman captures picture of enormous 2ft earthworm driven above ground by heavy rains:

This is a mechanical earthworm,
very expensive and not easy to re-cycle.

"An Australian woman discovered a gigantic 2ft earthworm after it was driven above ground by torrential rains.

Kelli Mace posted a photo on Facebook of her holding the huge creature with two sticks after it emerged from the earth around Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, and it was soon picked up by Australian news outlets.

The area, which is covered in rain forest, is known for the massive species of worm, known as Digaster longmani, and which can grow up to 3ft long.

Paid content"

Supposedly they can grow to four feet,
the largest earthworm known.

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Harvey Weinstein Synods Repent in Time for Reformation Anniversary

The Harvey Weinstein scandal has resonated with nominal Lutheran leaders everywhere. They came to a sudden realization that they were not Lutheran at all, which may be the root of the the carnal scandals in the LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic).

Herman Otten texted the Church of the Augsburg Confession headquarters to say:

"I have more time in retirement, so I began reading Paul's letters and a little of Luther. The Bible does teach Justification by Faith. I supposed I should stop promoting ELCA and Roman Catholic books, too."

Paul McCain, writing under a pseudonym, tweeted - "Luther was right. I was wrong."

SP Mark Schroeder sent this message, via his supervisor Mark Jeske, "No wonder I look mirthless. Luther said - You have as much laughter as you have faith. So true. I am trying now to make the COP jolly."

Jim Heiser, the Lord High Bishop of the ELDONUTs, sent this email - "The money was on Justification by Faith, so we made a profound change in direction some time ago. However, we are open to a nuanced, subtle approach to this difficult, grey area of Scripture."

Tim Glende simply said, "I am hoping you forget that Inuit Fidei goof I made a few years ago."

 I forgot that one - sorry.

Pope John the Malefactor joined the rush to repentance. "I was reading the Galatians Lectures by Luther, by mistake. I was trying to find my Schwan order link on the computer and landed on that book. Wow. Wow. You may have a point about Justification by Faith."

 CPH Reformation celebration.
Obviously this post is satire, because the synods are satirizing  the Gospel while working closely with ELCA
and aping them in dogma and practice.

Giving Away Books and Roses

Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant is apparently
the only book of its kind,
comparing three major confessions of faith.

I drove to headquarters to have a meeting with the supervisor of the area I teach - very basic English. I brought along - for show and tell - one volume of The Sermons of Martin Luther. This very kind lady is Roman Catholic, which set off a discussion about Luther versus the Church of Rome. However, the discussion changed when I mentioned how I wrote Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant - primarily so married couples who were Catholic/Lutheran would understand each other's background.

Once again, I repeated my observation that I did not know what priests and pastors were saying to accomplish this, but - "Catholics cannot wait to marry Lutherans and vice versa." She laughed and said, "Like my uncle."

Then she said, "That book. That is the book I want." So I am sending two copies of Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant. Maybe three. Books last and they get shared, too.

That is how all my publishing efforts work. I give away books and everything else written, by blogging and Ustreaming. When people want a quantity of books, I sell them at the author's cost. My supervisor could not believe a huge book like The Sermons of Martin Luther could be printed for such a low cost. Yes, publishers think they are minting money, which is why they want new hymnals all the time.

 Veterans Honor is the perfect red rose -
if only the stems were stronger.

Free Roses
Everyone is delighted with roses. I have taken bunches various places, only to see the staff divide them up and take individual ones for their own desks. That prompted two doctors to talk about God's Creation. As one said to me, "And I mean six-day Creation, too." I said, "But of course. Creation by the Word of God. John 1:3." He went to seminary, so he knew what I was saying.

My class last night requested a bunch for the fragrance of the petals. One is planning roses for her engagement and marriage, and she was saving dried petals for the lingering perfume. I began growing roses at the time growers were being challenged to focus more on fragrance. Now there are few with little or no fragrance, many with enough to fill the room.

One student wanted to pay me for roses, and I said "No, I give them away, no matter how many." That works out well. Nothing else promotes a feeling of well being so efficaciously and quickly. One of the four Esses brought over two of my vases. "Mom finally took out the last rose." Our grizzled veteran takes roses to his mother's grave, so he often gets them as well. When he calls my yard a jungle, I ask him how many roses he has.

 Easy Does It turns into various orange colors,
more productive than any other rose I have grown.

Roses start conversations in the neighborhood. Every single person is astonished that roses thrive without toxic chemicals. "I just follow the principles of Creation."

Rose season for 2018 has just begun. I will finish installing the collars around them for winter protection. I am already pacing off positions for the most productive new roses. My list includes -

• Easy Does It
• Mr. Lincoln
• A strong, white rose - one that is good in a vase.

 The white John Paul II is photogenic
and looks great initially when cut,
but does not last in the vase.

Question for Pastor Paul Rydecki

 Pastor Paul Rydecki above
and Pastor Steve Spencer below - at the first and only
Intrepid Lutherans conference.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Kerrville Texas

October 18 at 7:36am · 

And here is Part II of this week's offering of ATP. Thanks for watching. Make sure and share with a friend whom you think this might help. As always, send your questions to atpholycross@gmail.com.

Should I Leave the WELS over UOJ?

What does one do when he realizes that his church (or church body) teaches false doctrine? Scripture says we are not to have fellowship (communion/participat...

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Jeff Samelson Paul - Hi. I have no agenda in asking this; I'm just curious. I was thinking about this after you posted the letter the other week, and this link seems to provide an opportunity to ask: If you had not been suspended from the WELS ministerium, do you think you would have left on your own? And assuming you would have, what do you think would have been the conditions in which you did, i.e. when and how? (If you don't want to answer this hypothetical, I won't be offended or anything.)

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Paul Rydecki It's a fair question, Jeff. What I was pleading for up to the day of my suspension was for the district (and/or synod at large) to restudy this issue, to review the exegesis that had been popularized by Sig Becker et al., to answer the questions I had posed about both the exegesis of the passages in question and the history of the new terminology and concepts that are so different from the terminology and concepts expressed in the Lutheran Confessions, Luther, Chemnitz, etc. My congregation was promised by the presidium that this would, in fact, take place, as recently as a few days before my suspension. But the decision was made at the seminary level that it was a settled issue and needn't be studied further. If there had been a willingness to do that study, it would have demonstrated a willingness to confront possible errors in previous exegesis and in the teachings of the Synodical Conference from early on. If that willingness had been there, who knows what might have happened? But finally, it wasn't there. If I hadn't been suspended, and if my calls to address the doctrinal inconsistencies had gone unheeded, then, yes, I would have eventually left the synod. It's hard to say when, not unlike the WELS struggled with when to part from the LCMS as it was trying to gauge the official response of the LCMS to its calls to orthopraxy. I suppose I would have "filed" a formal state of confession against the synod, and then that would have played out.

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Jeff Samelson Paul Rydecki Thanks for the answer!

 However, eight years after agreeing with Thy Strong Word,
Heiser was worshiping and conferencing with the UOJ Rolf Preus sect, which returned to the UOJ LCMS and UOJ ELS.