‘The Endless Round of Resolutions’ By Pastor Mark Anderson Lutheran Church of the Master, Corona del Mar, CA With the new year comes the time for resolutions. As we look back over the year that was, most of us can identify aspects of our lives that could use some [...]
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And we are born under the law, as well. We know how being born under the law played out in Jesus’ life. But what about us? Did Jesus teach us how to manage the law that we might be able to do what the law demands? A great many voices in churches think so. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
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I visit many Christian blog sites during the course of a week, and it never ceases to amaze me how many are telling us ‘just what to do’ in order to be a better Christian. (with all the best of intentions) Here’s my advice for all those that are trying to help us by feeding us that poison, which is [...]
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Here’s Luther’s commentary on Gal. 3:19 VERSE 19. It was added because of transgressions. . In other words, that transgressions might be recognized as such and thus increased. When sin, death, and the wrath of God are revealed to a person by the Law, he grows impatient, complains against God, and rebels. Before that he [...]
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…for all those Christians who are constantly prodding people to be better Christians by living up to God’s law (citing whatever law verses from the Bible they happen to be using that day – there’s plenty of them)… anyway… here’s the question… ‘How are ‘you’ doing, when it comes to whatever it is you are telling [...]
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What would you do? Jesus gives us the new commandment. There is law here (on steroids). There is gospel here. It kills, and it raises (by the grace of God). Fasten your seatbelts. click here > The-last-day-of-your-life I know, this is a Maundy Thursday sermon. But I like it [...]
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Well…we can’t have that, now can we? The church ought be a “positive” place…right? A place that ‘uplifts’ you. A place that is ‘not a downer’. Sin is a downer…don’t you know. We don’t want to hear anything about our lifestyles being sinful…do we? Well…we need to hear it. ALL of our lifestyles are [...]
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From Bible Gateway Matthew 5-7 (New International Version) Matthew 5 The Beatitudes 1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are [...]
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_______________________________________________________________ This (slip sliding away) is the effect of the law… believe it or not. We are all slowly, and in some cases not so slowly, slip slidin’ away. There will be, in the end, nothing at all left to grab onto, and we will slip into the grave. Death, the law, will have [...]
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