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A Lutheran View of Personal Holiness — Roland Weisbrot
There can be no argument that Scriptures call believers in Christ to a very high moral standard of personal conduct, as the Apostle Paul writes in Titus 2:11-13 “for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives […]A … Continue reading A Lutheran View of Personal Holiness — Roland Weisbrot
An Easter of Our Own — Roland Weisbrot
It is no secret that what Christians celebrate on Easter — the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day from the tomb He was laid in after being crucified — is the very central claim of our faith and the bedrock upon which it is built. As the Apostle Paul testified in 1 […]An … Continue reading An Easter of Our Own — Roland Weisbrot
“My Lord and my God!” — Roland Weisbrot
In the 2012 Avengers movie, the Norse trickster god Loki, after stealing valuable minerals from a German research facility, encounters a crowd, overwhelms them in a display of power, and asserts the following: “Kneel before me. I said… KNEEL! Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It’s the unspoken truth of humanity […]“My … Continue reading “My Lord and my God!” — Roland Weisbrot
The Hidden God of Eastern Orthodoxy — Roland Weisbrot
Vladimir Lossky, one of the greatest twentieth-century Eastern Orthodox theologians and author of The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church, made the claim that “the Trinity is, for the Orthodox Church, the unshakable foundation of all religious thought, of all piety, of all spiritual life, of all experience” (1). He expands on this by stating that […]The … Continue reading The Hidden God of Eastern Orthodoxy — Roland Weisbrot
Inspiration: Ipsissima Verba
The Christian faith is a faith founded upon divine revelation. We confess that divine truth is only to be found in divine revelation. Furthermore we confess that that divine revelation is exclusively located in the 66 books in the Biblical canon (at least in the modern north american Evangelical context). These 66 books are first … Continue reading Inspiration: Ipsissima Verba
The Conservative Deaconess
In the context of the modern conservative church as it spans across several theological traditions, it is often said that having women in the pastoral office is a mark of systemic heterodoxy. While this assumption is generally true it is often mistakenly assumed that therefore having women in the office of the diaconate is likewise, … Continue reading The Conservative Deaconess
The Necessary Distinction Between the Lutheran and Reformed Hermeneutics
Intro: As two great and highly influential protestant traditions, the Lutheran and Reformed churches have stood together against Rome, the East, and the radical reformers in upholding the great reformation principles, the most relevant of which is Sola Scriptura. However, these churches agree neither in the meaning nor the application of this prinicple. Their disagreements … Continue reading The Necessary Distinction Between the Lutheran and Reformed Hermeneutics
The Influence of Existentialist Philosophy on the Doctrine of Election
Intro The influence of Existentialism upon modern Protestant theology is unmistakably evident, particularly in the liberal wing of the church. In fact, there are several theological schools that have been stamped with the “existentialist” label, primarily in order to communicate that they are what they are because of their existentialist influence. However, when looking at … Continue reading The Influence of Existentialist Philosophy on the Doctrine of Election
The Apostles Creed: Article 2
God on the Cross The Apostles Creed is the church’s chief confession of faith. As Lutherans, we confess with Luther, Crux Sola Est Nostra Theologia, the cross alone is our theology. That of course does not mean we only confess the second article of the creed. What it does mean is that the first article … Continue reading The Apostles Creed: Article 2
