“First of all, if justification proceeds by way of negation, then the judgment is indeed universal and all causes are relativized. This flows from the very nature of the gospel and cannot be compromised. “Secondly, for Luther’s theology, it seems to me that the only way from such universal negation back to the concrete is […]
A Wedding Prayer that really works
Blessed are you, Father and Lord, Who created joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, comfort and delight, love and friendship, Who established marriage for the happiness and well-being of men and women, We thank you for the gift of love to these two, and we rejoice on this glad occasion. We put this marriage into […]
Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too (8)
“Unable to rhyme Matt. 5:17-18 with Rom. 10:4, the dogmatic tradition has experienced nothing but trouble over the law…. Paul and Matthew are at irreconcilable odds. [The tradition tried to arrive at a compromise.] The result was the idea that in Christ the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament were abrogated….while the ‘moral’ law was […]
Luther didn’t have a plan
Luther was like a man groping his way up a medieval cathedral tower in the pitch black, mounting the staircase and reaching out for a stair rope. He felt one and pulled on it to steady himself. Then to his amazement, he heard a bell ringing above him that woke up the countryside. He had […]
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 […]