Tuesday, September 18, 2007

WELS Pastor Denounces Church Growth

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Pastor Steve Kurtzahn wrote this letter April 30, 1996, when he was a circuit pastor in the CLC ( sic ). The letter is written to CLC Pastor...

Gurgel Gone - Income Up

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TOP NEWS STORIES Latest financial report shows increase Overall receipts for WELS operating budget in July 2007 showed a marked increase ove...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Book of Concord Editors - Brief Summary

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Concordists Martin Chemnitz was the chief editor of the Book of Concord and primary author of the Formula of Concord, 1580. Chemnitz studied...

Justification by Faith Alone - Gerhard

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Johann Gerhard was a prolific author, simply astonishing in his production of orthodox Lutheran books. He was born in 1582, so he did not wo...

Justification by Faith Alone - Andreae

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Jacob Andreae, Concordist "Concerning the article on the justification of the poor sinner in God's sight, we believe, teach, and co...

Justification by Faith Alone - Chemnitz

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Martin Chemnitz, Concordist J-555 "But when we are speaking of the subject itself, it is certain that the doctrine of gracious reconcil...

Justification by Faith Alone - Chytraeus

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David Chytraeus, Concordist J-554 "How is a person justified before God? This occurs solely by faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ; ...

Justification by Faith Alone - Formula of Concord

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J-549 "Moreover, neither contrition nor love or any other virtue, but faith alone is the sole means and instrument by which and through...
Sunday, September 16, 2007

Mark Freier - Some People Are Gone But Not Forgotten; Others Are Forgotten But Not Gone

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He is back! Mark Freier Bio Mark Freier was justly famous for Coral Springs, a WELS mission that became a Roman Catholic Church. The buildin...

Mark Schroeder - MLS

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Top Lutheran official coming to Michigan Lutheran Seminary Posted by Amy Payne September 12, 2007 01:06AM The outlook for Michigan Lutheran ...

The Blind Leading the Blind, II - UOJ and WELS

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We believe that in Christ God reconciled the "world to himself" (2 Corinthians 5:19), that Jesus is "the Lamb of God, who tak...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

Formula of Concord Repudiates UOJ

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J-545 "These treasures are offered us by the Holy Ghost in the promise of the holy Gospel; and faith alone is the only means by which w...

Church and Change - Its Own Jumpword

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One WELS pastor told me, some time ago, "Church and Change is gone. It's over. Dissolved." He believed it, and I believed he b...

Trinity 15 Sermon

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The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Pastor Gregory L. Jackson Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Le...

WELS Question on Community Churches

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Someone asked AnswerMan about the number of WELS congregations without Lutheran in their title. The matter was not published. I recall that ...

Fuller Seminary - Short Version

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People write me polite questions via email. They even sign their names. I have tried to explain to my opponents, "That's why I have...

Ichabod International

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Ichabod is being quoted in Germany at Blogsburg . This is the second time Blogsburg has quoted this site. New contacts continue to come in, ...
Friday, September 14, 2007

Luther's Smalcald Articles - Book of Concord - Justification by Faith

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From Thy Strong Word : The Smalcald Articles J-541 “Likewise: All have sinned and are justified without merit [freely, and without their ow...

My Confession - Is It Yours?

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From Thy Strong Word : J-531 "Now we will show that faith [and nothing else] justifies." Apology of the Augsburg Confession, IV. #...

Luther on Sound Doctrine

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From Thy Strong Word J-418 "In like manner we will also do to our princes and priests; when they attack our manner of life, we should s...
Thursday, September 13, 2007

UOJ Questions Answered Here

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Dr. Robert Preus on Justification by Faith": But doesn't that Calov quote spea...

Saved by Polity Alone

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Mad Jack Cascione has made a career out of championing the Supremacy of the Voters' Assembly. How he graduated from a Lutheran seminary ...

Chameleon Lutherans

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I recall Pastor Richard J. Neuhaus (LCMS, then Seminex, then LCA, then ELCA) writing in Lutheran Forum Letter about being a Confessional Lu...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Waves of Nausea Swept Over Me - Church and Change

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Waves of nausea swept over me as I read the schedule for the official, WELS sponsored and WELS supported (via their website) Church and Ch...

ELS Bad Boy Is Back

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I do not know who the ELS Bad Boy is, but he is posting again. I have copied his post below. September 02 contemptible "change your ch...