The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 60:1-3 The Service of Preparation came into the historic liturgy of the church during the reformation. During the middle ages, the salutary use of private confession and absolution was abused into the “sacrament” of penance[1]. The reformers kept the practice of private confession and […]
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THE OFFICE OF THE KEYS AND CONFESSION
What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is the special authority which Christ has given to His Church on earth: to forgive the sins of the penitent sinners, but to retain the sins of the impenitent as long as they do not repent. Where is […]
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SEE YOURSELF VICTORIOUS IN TEMPTATION I. Our Problem with Temptation II. Jesus’ Very Human Victory III. His Victory Is Our Victory
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ANCIENT EXAMPLES OF GOD’S WRATH PRESERVED FOR TODAY’S CHILD OF GOD
One of the objections that I hear levied against the Bible is the stark anger of God toward sin. The emotion (one can hardly call it a thought) that goes along with the objection is the resentment that people feel toward God and His holiness. “How dare God treat people that […]
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THE CHRISTIAN AS THE CHILD OF GOD Born in Baptism I. Dead toward Sin II. Alive Toward Christ
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