Cool Churches Drop the Denomination's Name, But Sell Corny Swag or Merch,Hide the Name, And Mimic Fuller Seminary.

 

Schmauk would have been expelled from Mequon WELS, Bethany ELS, and the Missouri fun factories. Let us avoid corny swag and goofy church names that hide their supposed confession of faith. 

WELS Call Report

 

Rev James Skorzewski

Christ the Rock LC Hutto TX. Mascot - hippo.

Amazing Love LC Frankfort IL Associate Pastor

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 Ski and Glende were very close at Michigan Lutheran Seminary, where they sponsor a cross-dressing cheerleader event each year, preparing them for GA hazing.

Seismic Shift in Alaska - The New, Male ELCA Bishop Is Replacing Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom, Who Is Retiring. Susan Halvor Lost the Election by Three Votes.

Bishop Elect Timothy R. Oslovich: Tomorrow, May the Fourth Be With You.

 

CHICAGO (April 30, 2024) — The Rev. Timothy R. Oslovich, Vernon, Conn., was elected April 27 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Alaska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, April 26-28, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Anchorage.

Oslovich was elected on the fifth ballot, with 52 votes. The Rev. Susan Halvor, manager of the Spiritual Care Department at Providence Alaska Medical, Anchorage, received 49 votes.

Bishop Shelley Wickstrom

The Reverend Shelley Wickstrom was elected to serve as Bishop of the Alaska Synod at the 2012 Alaska Synod Assembly at Joy Lutheran Church in Eagle River. The Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom is retiring after serving as bishop since 2012. Her last day will be June 30.

Ordinations in the new, improved ELCA, can be like Dawn Bennett's.

Dawn Bennett's autobiography.

And more.

Immediately after "The Vote," this happened at the ELCA convention in the Twin Cities, Central Lutheran Church tornado.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Rogate - Sermon 1 - "For then, in your many tribulations, you will have not only reason to pray, but will also know and perceive what my name is and how you should esteem me. Then will you be taught by praying itself what you now do not at all understand, and that hitherto you have never prayed."

 

Complete sermon ->Luther's Sermons - John 16:23-30.

First Sermon - Rogate. Fifth Sunday after Easter

Hence, he adds: “The hour cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings (parables), but shall tell you plainly of the Father.”

14. That is, what I now speak to you, while in the body, and my parables ye understand not, which I will thoroughly explain to you through the Holy Spirit. I will plainly speak of my Father, that you may then understand who the Father is and what my going to the Father means. You will clearly see how I ascend through suffering into the Father’s life and into his kingdom; that I sit at his right hand and represent you and am your mediator; that all this is done for your sake, that you may likewise come to the Father. “I shall tell you plainly of the Father” is not to be understood to mean that he will tell us much about God’s divine nature, as the sophists fancy; for that is unnecessary and the divine nature of God is incomprehensible. But Christ will tell us how he goes to the Father, how he takes upon himself the kingdom and government of the Father; as a king’s son returns to his father and assumes the government of the kingdom. Christ says further: “In that day ye shall ask in my name.”

15. For then, in your many tribulations, you will have not only reason to pray, but will also know and perceive what my name is and how you should esteem me. Then will you be taught by praying itself what you now do not at all understand, and that hitherto you have never prayed.

Therefore, he adds: “And I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.”

16. How, then? Will Christ not be our mediator? Shall we not pray in his name? How lovingly and sweetly the Lord can speak, and woo us to himself, and, through himself, to the Father! Here he, himself, explains how it will be when we pray in his name: “Ye,” he says, “have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.” That is, ye love me and know me; have me and my name and are in me as I in you. For Christ dwells in us, not because we can think, speak, sing or write so much about him; but because we love him and believe in him. We know that he is come from the Father and returns to the Father; that is, how he emptied himself, in his passion, of all his divine glory and returned again to the Father in his kingdom, for our sake. This faith brings us to the Father, and thus all then is done in his name.

17. So we are sure that Christ needs not to pray for us, for he has already prayed for us. We, ourselves, may now approach through Christ, and pray. We no longer need a Christ who prays for us. This one Christ is enough, he who has prayed for us and accomplished this work. Therefore, he says: “The Father himself loveth you.” It is not your merit, but his love. He loves you, but for my sake, because you believe on me and love me, that is, he has regard for my name in you. Hence, thereby have I fulfilled my office, and you are now brought, through me, to where you may yourselves, in my place, appear in his presence and pray. It is not necessary that I still pray for you. These are marvelous words, that we, through Christ, become like Christ and are his brethren, and may glory in being children of his Father, who loves us for Christ’s sake. He says in John 1:16, ‘Grace for Grace,” that is, God is gracious unto us, because he is gracious to Christ, who is in us and we in him.

Reformation Seminary - Parables Are Not for the Unbelieving

 

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Unbelievers - especially the apostate clergy and bishops, who have abandoned the Christian Faith - cannot understand or teach the Parables of Jesus.

The parables of Jesus were never designed to teach the masses, but only to obscure the stories and comparisons. Do not get angry, because Jesus stated that apparent contradiction for good reason.

KJV Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Then, as now, people seized on certain examples and did not absorb what Jesus was saying. Many errors blossomed in the first centuries after the Savior ascended to Heaven. The most obvious is the elevation of Mary which was gradually boosted by the new idea - that Mary had to be without sin of any kind, because the Son of God could not have been born unless the mother was immaculate (literally without spot).

Purgatory grew from false notions, that people died in a sinful state, no matter how much was done (reparation offerings - literally repayment; self-punishing; merits - faith needing works.) The demands and punishments of Purgatory grew so much that even the living were enlisted to cut down on the time required. 

The concepts of Immaculate Mary and Purgatory were woven together, since Mary was turned into the comforter of those who were paying for their sins. Jesus became the angry judge who had to be restrained by Mary. Fear and emotions created a vast world-wide community of dogma. 

The parables are for believers who study and hear the Word of God. Their faith in Jesus Christ is mocked, and those mockers love to say, "Nobody knows what the parables mean."

KJV Matthew  13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 13 is the treasure trove of parables, but they are found elsewhere, often with slight differences (mocked by apostates).

1. Matthew 13:18 - The Sower and the Seed
2. Matthew 13:24 - The Good Seed
3. Matthew 13:31 - The Grain of Mustard Seed'
4. Matthew 13:33 - The Leaven
5. Matthew 13:44 - Treasure Hidden in a Field
6. Matthew 13:45 - The Pearl of Great Price
7. Matthew 13:47 - The Net Cast

The Most Corrupt Modern Pope - Ever - The Jesuit Francis

 

This article is filled with shocking examples of the Pope's corruption and abuse. 

When Francis first took office, most cardinals shared the popular enthusiasm for his informal style: his preference to be known as plain “Bishop of Rome” and his abandonment of some of the more comical trappings of his office such as the red shoes. But they quickly discovered that this “informal” pope, in contrast to his predecessors, liked to rule through executive fiat.

Francis has issued a torrent of papal rulings known as motu proprios (literally, “of his own accord”) — more than 60 so far, six times more frequently than John Paul II. They have made massive changes to liturgy, finance, government and canon law. They often land without warning and can be brutal: the Pope has used this mechanism to seize control of the Order of Malta, for example, and to strip away the privileges of the secretive but ultra-loyal organization Opus Dei.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Rogate - First Sermon - "The fifth requisite of true prayer is, that we ask in the name of Christ. This is nothing more than that we come before God in the faith of Christ and comfort ourselves with the sure confidence that he is our Mediator, through whom all things are given to us, without whom we merit nothing but wrath and disgrace."

 

Complete sermon ->Luther's Sermons - John 16:23-30.

First Sermon - Rogate. Fifth Sunday after Easter

10. The fifth requisite of true prayer is, that we ask in the name of Christ. This is nothing more than that we come before God in the faith of Christ and comfort ourselves with the sure confidence that he is our Mediator, through whom all things are given to us, without whom we merit nothing but wrath and disgrace. As Paul says to the Romans: “Through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2. It is praying aright in Christ’s name, when we thus trust in ‘him that we will be received and heard for his sake, and not for our own sake. Those, however, who pray in their own name, who presume that God will hear or regard them, because they say so many, such long, such devout, such godly prayers, will merit and obtain nothing but wrath and disgrace; for they wish to be people whom God should regard without a mediator. To them, Christ here is of no consideration, nor is he of any service.

11. We observe that all five requisites of prayer may be complied with in the heart, without any utterance of the mouth. The oral part of prayer is really not to be despised, but it is necessary to kindle and encourage prayer inwardly, in the heart. The additional conditions, however, of which I have written enough elsewhere, should and must be omitted that we specify to God the time, person, place, and measure. We must leave all that to his own free will, and cling only to asking; we must not doubt that the prayer is heard, and that what we petitioned is already ordered — that it will be given — as certainly as if we already had it. This is pleasing to God and he will do as he here promises: “Ask, and ye shall receive.” Those, however, who set the time, place and measure, tempt God, and believe not that they are heard or that they have obtained what they asked; therefore, they also receive nothing. The Gospel lesson continues: “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name.”

12. It may be that they knew, as yet nothing of such prayer, and of this name; besides they felt no need that urged them to pray in this name. They imagined that so long as Christ was with them they needed nothing and had enough of everything. But, now that he is to separate from them and leave them, trouble immediately comes and they will have reason enough to move them to pray. “These things have I spoken unto you in parables (dark sayings).”

13. When he says, “these things,” he means that which he had just before spoken: “A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me;” and, “Because I go to the Father;” also, the parable of the woman in travail. For these were nothing but parables, that is, dark obscure sayings, which they did not understand. John calls these dark, hidden sayings “parables,” although the German language does not designate them so, but calls them enigmas or veiled sayings. We are accustomed to say of one who has uttered an enigmatical saying: “That is a covered dish or a covered meal,” when the words have a meaning not on the surface. In parables, the meaning to be conveyed is expressed in a way that not everyone understands. Of this nature were all the sayings of Christ, which he spoke to his disciples on the night of his farewell and his going to the Father; they could understand nothing of them. They thought his going would not be dying and coming into another existence; they thought of it as a pleasure walk and that Christ should return in the body, as one journeys to another country and returns. Therefore, although he spoke plainly and clearly, yet going and parting were a “covered meal” to them.

Hence, he adds: “The hour cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings (parables), but shall tell you plainly of the Father.”

From Victor Davis Hanson - Schools Like Stanford Have Larger Administrative Staff Than Students

 

Victor David Hanson, now retired, is one of the few conservative professors in America. Faculties are so slanted that only the Left-wingers are promoted and given tenure.

Meanwhile, from 1980 to 2020, room, board, and tuition increased by 170 percent.

Skyrocketing costs cannot be explained by inflation alone, given that campuses have lightened faculty teaching loads while expanding administrative staff. At Stanford, there is nearly one staffer or administrative position for every student on campus.

At the same time, to vie for a shrinking number of students, colleges began offering costly in loco parentis counseling, Club Med-style dorms and accommodations, and extracurricular activities.

As applicants grew scarcer and expenses went up, universities began offering “full-service” student-aid packages, heavily reliant on government-subsidized student loans. The collective indebtedness of over 40 million student borrowers is nearing $2 trillion.

Worse still, an entire new array of therapeutic majors and minors appeared in the social sciences. Most of these gender/race/environmental courses did not emphasize analytical, mathematical, or oral and written skills. Such course work did not impress employers.

Faculty hiring had become increasingly non-meritocratic based on diversity/equity/inclusion criteria. New faculty hires have sought to institutionalize self-serving DEI and recalibrate higher education to prepare a new generation for self-perpetuating radical ideologies.

United Methodists Vote Overwhelmingly Against the Scriptures

 

WELS is way ahead of the United Methodists. The Wisconsin sect gave divine calls to all the participants in the plagiarized, gay, Party in the USA, courtesy Fire Island.

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years. That overwhelming margin contrasts sharply with the decades of controversy around the issue. Past General Conferences of the United Methodist Church had steadily reinforced the ban and related penalties amid debate and protests, but many of the conservatives who had previously upheld the ban have left the denomination in recent years, and this General Conference has moved in a solidly progressive direction.

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Applause broke out in parts of the convention hall Wednesday after the vote. A group of observers from LGBTQ advocacy groups embraced, some in tears. “Thanks be to God,” said one.

Applause broke out in parts of the convention hall Wednesday after the vote. A group of observers from LGBTQ advocacy groups embraced, some in tears. “Thanks be to God,” said one.

Andy Stanley, son of Charles Stanley, is adored by Babtists and WELS, too. United Methodists paid to get their conservatives leaving, which the conservatives did.

The Big Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) are together, and they accept gubmint mandated laxity in their schools.

From the Living (sic) Lutheran - The House Organ for a Dying Transgender ELCA

 

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on anti-LGBTQIA+ bills that have recently been introduced in the United States. “​As we approach March 31, many people are preparing to recognize Transgender Day of Visibility, an international day to celebrate the contributions of transgender people and raise awareness about the deadly injustices they face,” the statement read, in part.

The statement continued: “As bishop of this church, I am concerned that the rights of transgender and nonbinary Americans have been targeted all over this nation. Nearly 400 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills were introduced across the United States in 2022, most of them targeting trans youth. That is twice the number from 2021 and almost eight times the total from 2020. The language in many of these bills attacks the humanity of trans and nonbinary people, often erasing the dignity that should be afforded to everyone.

“While members of our church hold various convictions regarding gender, the teaching of our church supports legislation and policies to protect every person’s human dignity and civil rights. (Human Sexuality, p. 19) As Christians we believe every human being is created in God’s image, and we must honor and celebrate God’s creation. Our church teaches that we affirm transgender and nonbinary siblings as God’s children, who are loved unconditionally. Our social statement Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action (2019) also declares that this church commits itself to ‘advocate for and support laws, policies, and practices that respect diverse bodies rather than discriminating against, objectifying, or devaluing them’ (p. 60).

Queer Seminarians & Rostered Ministry Leaders in the Lutheran Church

Those quasi-Lutherans who covet Rome are fueling the rage for Catholic Smells and Belles. There is the Antichrist and the Antichrists, the sycophant followers.

“I urge us, as people of faith, to love our neighbors, care for the vulnerable and marginalized, and work for justice and equality. We may have differing opinions on ‘matters related to sexual orientation and gender identity,’ (FSJ, p. 61) but we must always uphold the dignity and humanity of everyone. These disagreements do not allow us to accept actions that dehumanize, discriminate against or objectify any individual or group.”

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Today's NT Greek Lesson Was Lost And Is Now Repeated.

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Fundamental Language Rule

"Do not open the English version next to your new language." Said Father Farrell, my Latin teacher in college, 1966ff. "You will keep focusing on the new language and not learn it." He was correct, and that is how I learned New Testament aka Koine Greek. I began my own translation of John, Mark, Revelation, and Galatians to learn more Greek.

He was right, and I learned a lot about translating - invaluable - now shunned by almost all seminaries, except treated as a joke in "summer Greek" classes. Yuk, yuk. 

At this point we will use the most familiar NT passages in Greek, without a pony on the page. A pony in the British version, is small and easily hidden.

The first few steps are learning the alphabet, repeating it out loud to someone and writing it down in order, a good self-test. Use that knowledge to speak the words and sentences out loud. It all makes sense. It a bit tough at first but the language is lasting in one's memory. Most Greek words are cousins to the English version. The DNA is easy to detect.

The three rules of learning are: 1. Repetition. 2. Repetition. 3. Repetition.

Stephanus John 1 - 

1 εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

2 ουτος ην εν αρχη προς τον θεον

3 παντα δι αυτου εγενετο και χωρις αυτου εγενετο ουδε εν ο γεγονεν

4 εν αυτω ζωη ην και η ζωη ην το φως των ανθρωπων.

Stephanus - The Lord's Prayer - Matthew 6

9 ουτως ουν προσευχεσθε υμεις, πατερ ημων ο εν τοις ουρανοις αγιασθητω το ονομα σου

10 ελθετω η βασιλεια σου, γενηθητω το θελημα σου, ως εν ουρανω και επι της γης

11 τον αρτον ημων τον επιουσιον δος ημιν σημερον

12 και αφες ημιν τα οφειληματα ημων ως και ημεις αφιεμεν τοις οφειλεταις ημων

13 και μη εισενεγκης ημας εις πειρασμον αλλα ρυσαι ημας απο του πονηρου οτι σου εστιν η βασιλεια και η δυναμις και η δοξα εις τους αιωνας αμην

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Rogate - "1 Kings, 17:1; 18:45. Notice, here you see a single man prays and by his prayer he is lord of the clouds, of heaven and earth. So God lets us see what power and influence a true prayer has, namely, that nothing is impossible for it to do."

 

Complete sermon ->Luther's Sermons - John 16:23-30.

First Sermon - Rogate. Fifth Sunday after Easter

6. Try it, now, and pray thus. Then you will taste the sweetness of God’s promise. What courage and consolation of heart it awakens to pray for all things! It matters not how great and high the petitions may be. Elijah was a man of like passions with ourselves; yet when he prayed, it did not rain for three years and six months, and when he again prayed it rained. 1 Kings, 17:1; 18:45. Notice, here you see a single man prays and by his prayer he is lord of the clouds, of heaven and earth. So God lets us see what power and influence a true prayer has, namely, that nothing is impossible for it to do.

7. Let everyone now ask his heart how often he has prayed during his whole life. Singing Psalms and saying the Lord’s Prayer is not called praying. These are instituted for children and untutored people, as exercises, to make them athletes in the Scriptures. Your prayer, however, no one but yourself sees and feels in your heart, and you will truly know it, when it hits the mark.

8. The third requisite of true prayer is, that one must name definitely something that he brings to God or for which he prays; as for strong faith, for love, for peace, and for the comfort of his neighbor. One must actually set forth the petitions; just as the Lord’s Prayer presents seven petitions.

This is what Christ means by the words: “If ye shall ask anything of the Father.” “Anything,” that is, whatever you are in need of. Besides, he himself interprets this “anything” and says: “That your joy may be made full.” That is, pray for all things you need, until you have acquired even all and your joy is made full; and his prayer will first be fully answered on the day of judgment.

9. The fourth element in true prayer is; that we must desire, or wish that the petition be granted, which is nothing but asking; as Christ says, “Ask.” Others have called this “Ascensum mentis in Deum,” when the soul ascends to God and desires something from him, and sighs from its depths, saying: Oh, that I had this or that! Such sighing St. Paul praises in Romans 2:26. It is an intercession of the Spirit that cannot be uttered. That is, the mouth wants to, but cannot speak as rapidly and strongly as the heart desires; the yearning is greater that any words and thoughts. Hence it is, also, that man himself does not feel how deep his sighing or desire is.

When Zacchaeus sought to see the Lord, he himself did not feel how strongly his heart wished that Christ might speak with him and come into his house. However, when his desire was fulfilled, he was very happy, for he had succeeded according to all his wishes and prayers; he had received more than he had dared to ask by word of mouth, or desire. Luke 19:2ff. Moses, likewise, cried so that God spoke to him: “Wherefore criest thou unto me?” Exodus 14:15, and yet his mouth kept silence; but his heart, in its extremity, sighed deeply and that was called crying unto God. In like manner St. Paul writes to the Ephesians: “God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. Ephesians 3:20. Now, temptation, anxiety and trouble induce this sighing; they teach us what true sighing is.

Elizabeth Eaton, Harvard MDiv, Is Back in Office, Working on Photo-ops

 

I linked into a number of nauseating stories this evening and decided not one of them was new, noteworthy, or surprising. They are the necessary sequel of the 1989 development of ELCA. They stole the name ELCA, which was already used a long time for a tiny group of Pietists. Another debacle - The Gotterdammerung - or Twilight of the Gods - arrived in 2009. Dressing up paganism as the greatest event since 1530, ELCA continued the custom of promoting the worst and least able to lead them forth. 

Eaton was quickly promoted from local partial-state bishop to Lord High Bishop, modestly entitled Presiding Bishop of the ELCA. Remember how patient the radicals were in having their time of frolicking with the offerings of the faithful? All things new were building up to a mudslide of massive proportions. 

That began with a female bishop or two, not unlike the first couple of female chaplains long ago, so they could build momentum at Harvard and MIT. A male bishop has conveniently tracked the growth of female bishops, now 55% of all the bishops. I am not sure where Megan Rohrer fit, given a new and touchy equation in their sensitive teeter-totter ELCA.

Tom Fisher's Twin Lambs - Bethlehem and Christmas

 

Dear Pastor Jackson,

These twin lambs were born just before a severe thunderstorm hit, dumping two inches of rain with 20 mph winds out of the North. I was soaked making sure the lambs were kept as dry as possible.

The name of their mother is Star of Wonder. She was born early February of last year in extremely cold, windy weather.  So her twins are named Bethlehem and Christmas.  

Ringo, my Great Pyrenees guardian dog was so worried about these little lambs.  He kept whimpering especially, when he heard them crying out to their mother for help.

It's a wonderful miracle Star of Wonder kept her little twins alive through such stormy weather. It reminds me of God's wonderful miracle and gift to us in the little town of Bethlehem. Not far away there were lowly shepherds watching their flocks of sheep by night when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to them saying:

"Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,  lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:10-14

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. " 

Isaiah 53:4-6

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" John 3:14-18

"And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:39,40

"Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, and shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. Ezekiel 37:12-14

Here is a wonderful hymn. Kyrie means Lord. Eleison means mercy. Hymn 6 from The Lutheran Hymnal, CPH

Kyrie, God Father in heaven above, 

Great art Thou in grace and love,

Of all things the Maker and Preserver.

Eleison, Eleison!

Kyrie, O Christ, our King

Salvation for us sinners Thou didst bring.

O Lord Jesus, God's own Son, 

Our Mediator at the heavenly throne,

Hear our cry and grant our supplication.

Eleison, Eleison!

Kyrie, O God the Holy Ghost, 

Guard our faith, the gift we need the most;

Do Thou our last hour bless;

Let us leave this sinful world with gladness.

Eleison, eleison!

In Christ 

Tom Fisher