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The Sacrament of the Altar Part 2 What is the benefit of this eating and drinking? These words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life and Salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins,…
The holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul write: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is my body, which is given for you. This do in…
Nicene Creed …And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for…
You can watch the original presentation of this paper here. Holy Cross Lutheran Church Homeschool Conference: O, Blest the House Pastor James Preus May 11, 2024 Now, the astute devotee of Luther’s Small Catechism, of which I expect to find many in this room, will recognize the title of this second session from the…
You can watch the original presentation of this paper here. Holy Cross Lutheran Church Homeschool Conference May 11, 2024 Pastor James Preus To discuss the vocations of the homeschool family, we first need to define vocation. Vocation comes from the Latin word for calling, vocatio. In the New Testament, a calling (κλῆσις, or one…
What Luther’s Small Catechism Says about Baptism What is Baptism? Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s word. Which is this word of God? Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: “Therefore go and make disciples of all…
Tradition’s Relationship with Scripture Alone In our first episode, where I discussed how Lutherans interpret the Bible, I explained that the formal principle, that is, the source of all our teaching concerning faith and living a moral life is Holy Scripture. Holy Scripture alone determines what we ought to believe regarding salvation and how…
Many protestant groups in America reject infant Baptism, such as the Baptists, Pentecostals, and so-called non-denominational churches. I would like to explain from Scripture why Christians should get their babies baptized. Grace Before we can address whether babies should be baptized, we need to understand what the Bible teaches about grace. Grace is a…
Sorry that there is feedback in the audio. This was my first interview and I just couldn’t figure out how to edit out the background noise. It is a good interview though and very educational.
“Baptism doesn’t save, because faith alone saves.” I’ve heard this many times. It is an axiom, almost a mantra of many evangelical Christians, whose theology has descended from Reformed theologian Ulrich Zwingli as well as the Anabaptists of the sixteenth century. And it sounds so convincing to many, because Scripture clearly says that a…