>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Understanding the importance of the external Word is not just important…it is VERY IMPORTANT in understanding how the gospel is best appropriated so that the sinner (you and I) might have the assurance of our salvation. Jesus thought it so important that he commanded these external means of grace for us, so that we would not [...]
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The external Word. The Sacraments. Humanism and reason. Luther at Heidelberg. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> click How humanism has led to a theology of glory and a denial of the Sacraments >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A very interesting class and discussion. The ‘Sweathogs’ in Pastor Mark’s class weren’t too disruptive this time. Just a little , near the end of [...]
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from Lutherans-online Luther’s Use of Larvae Dei: the Concrete Spirit As a result of man’s sin, the Spirit cannot dwell among us otherwise than in physical things. God could have saved the human race in another way but it is His will to save fallen mankind through external means and to reveal Himself [...]
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