tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.comments2014-03-20T02:22:04.427-05:00Blog of the Ninja PastorMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318330174736941172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-61939457960120182362010-08-25T23:04:34.304-05:002010-08-25T23:04:34.304-05:00Jeremiah 6:16 is one of my favorite verses in all ...Jeremiah 6:16 is one of my favorite verses in all of scripture. I stumbled across this blog while researching Lutheranism...who can turn down a blog with the word "ninja" in it? Nice blog and great post.<br /><br />-David, Catholic from OklahomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-73360975906936551042010-08-10T18:59:34.139-05:002010-08-10T18:59:34.139-05:00Amen brother. My own experience almost to a T. I...Amen brother. My own experience almost to a T. I just never became an atheist. The furthest I drifted was staunch moralistishish therapeutic deism. But the rest of it: a mirror. "What do we need with these doctrines of men" into "Holy crab, this is the best book ever!"RevFiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019695047249137807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-49780954291593915882010-08-10T18:38:01.274-05:002010-08-10T18:38:01.274-05:00The Evangelical Lutheran Synod's hymnal (calle...The Evangelical Lutheran Synod's hymnal (called Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary) has the Augsburg Confession in the front of it.IggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-3784714195429947622010-08-10T10:05:44.616-05:002010-08-10T10:05:44.616-05:00Dr. Zeile, I like the idea of having a copy of the...Dr. Zeile, I like the idea of having a copy of the Augsburg Confession (AC) in a tract rack at church. After all, if a congregation claims the AC as its own confession of faith, it seems to me that it would well behoove us to have copies of it available.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318330174736941172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-71423147973319469832010-08-09T21:59:45.308-05:002010-08-09T21:59:45.308-05:00I was a student at Detroit's Lutheran High Wes...I was a student at Detroit's Lutheran High West and asked the librarian, Rev. Henry Dequin, about the fact that the Baptists claimed they believed the Bible, as did we, so where were the differences spelled out? He explained the existence of the Lutheran confessions to me, and weeks later, when discarding and older edition of the Book of Concord, he gave it to me, and I began reading parts of it in my sophomore year. Two years later, when the Lutheran High choir sang at an anniversary mass for Zion Lutheran (highest church in the Missouri Synod), I noticed that they had the Augsburg Confession in the tract rack, as well as other literature which referred to the Lutheran Confessions. I was convinced that this church (which seemed so "catholic") was really interested in being Lutheran.Rev. Richard Zeilehttp://drzeile.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-18154264410195453742010-07-17T07:49:40.057-05:002010-07-17T07:49:40.057-05:00Interesting. I certainly understand your reluctanc...Interesting. I certainly understand your reluctance to use "free will" in spiritual or divine things... but I'm not sure I follow. What do you mean by saying that our will in earthly things is "bound" either to our flesh or to Christ? Say in the example of serving my neighbor, doesn't "free will" perfectly describe the situation of making that choice between helping or hurting?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318330174736941172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-65182613352463912412010-07-16T07:20:57.904-05:002010-07-16T07:20:57.904-05:00More and more, I have little use for the phrase &q...More and more, I have little use for the phrase "Free Will." As you point out, with regard to our salvation... our will just gets in the way since it is captive to sin and the devil. But even to those lower decisions, I also have little use for the phrase for our will is bound to either our flesh or to Christ. In each of our decisions we often face the choice between a selfish choice (will bound to our fleshly desires) or a self-sacrificing choice (will bound to Christ). Repentance is always in order. And our Lord, who did truly exercise His own free will as He willingly suffered death on the cross in our place, has mercy on us and forgives us.mlorfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138561905418684851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-87094106715516018742010-06-13T21:59:03.247-05:002010-06-13T21:59:03.247-05:00Excellent! This is why we must proclaim Christ an...Excellent! This is why we must proclaim Christ and Him crucified, and not downplay the Cross... especially for some silly notion of elevating the "empty cross" as if it is not still a symbol of the crucifixion.mlorfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138561905418684851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-445548019589720172010-04-08T11:28:06.602-05:002010-04-08T11:28:06.602-05:00It has always seemed so anti-climatic that we spen...It has always seemed so anti-climatic that we spend all our time and effort in Lenten prayer and devotion for 40 days only to spend one day in celebration.<br /><br />I guess this explains why I am continually wished "Happy Spring" or "Happy Bunny Day." Easter has somehow become one day only instead of the fifty day festival it should be.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789200347657874592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-752586624291064132010-03-27T10:01:23.997-05:002010-03-27T10:01:23.997-05:00Ahh, but you CPHers have done all the heavy liftin...Ahh, but you CPHers have done all the heavy lifting. All I did was post a couple pics and links to the fantastic resources you have been publishing for us. Thanks for the wonderful Christ-centered resources you keep releasing. Keep up the good work!Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318330174736941172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005703045836618913.post-65290864293700415462010-03-27T09:34:39.540-05:002010-03-27T09:34:39.540-05:00Looks like you have one more book to add to your E...Looks like you have one more book to add to your Essential Lutheran Library sidebar. Nicely done.Rev. Paul T. 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