Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too (7)

“The only way to overcome the problem of the hiddenness of God not preached is by God preached. But that will not happen by attempting to infer God’s will from the law[1]

“This text makes it clear that even the Ten Commandments do not pertain to us ….. The Gentiles are not obligated to obey Moses. Moses is the Sachsenspiegel for the Jews.”[2]

“Take Christ out of the Scriptures and what will you find left in them?”[3]



[1]Forde, “Postscript to the Captivation of the Will,” Lutheran Quarterly 19:1 [2005] 78.

[2]Luther’s Works 35:165, 167 (Luther on Exodus 20:1).
[3]LW 33:26.