Concerning Justification, part 21
Knowing stories about Jesus is not faith. Faith is a matter of the heart over the head. Faith trusts that God loves me even when I think that he cannot.
Redeemer Lutheran Church A congregation of the North American Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church is a North American Lutheran Church congregation located in Owosso, Michigan; near the middle of the mitt! We are Christ centered, friendly, warm, welcoming and we look forward to worshiping our Lord and Savior with you!
Knowing stories about Jesus is not faith. Faith is a matter of the heart over the head. Faith trusts that God loves me even when I think that he cannot.
Ironically, so-called personal faith does not rely upon personal works but upon the person of Christ. It is solely because of him that God is reconciled and made favorable ...
How misleading—and even rude—it would be to invite people to a party and then demand that they serve the guests in order to stay.
Circumcision was a seal or sign of Abraham's faith in God's promise. It was not a requirement for earning God's grace. Rather, it was a sign that Abraham believed what God ...
The law is always accusing us of wrongdoing. That is the law's job. Furthermore, we know the law is right. In ourselves, we have no leg to stand on. The law has us dead to rights.
God is concerned, though not primarily so, with the things that we do. The external matters such as are found in the second table of the law are there—in second place—for a ...
Please join us for Palm Sunday and after the services there will be a Easter Egg hunt for the kids.