Practically no one today mentions, let alone follows,
Luther on Biblical Chronology. How
it struck me that the modernist James Barr could see through today's
Lutherans... those who claim the Lutheran name, who supposedly follow Luther's
faith, and yet who have so completely
ignored Luther on this subject – a subject that causes many to doubt their
faith, yet a subject that Luther wrote
on and did it in a way that builds the Christian faith and sets Scripture on a
pedestal.
Could it
be that all the comments of modern theologians and scholars have caused today's
Lutherans to abandon Luther's Chronikon? Could it be that
from the editor of the Weimar Ausgabe, F. Cohrs, to the most recent
Prof. James Barr, these "theologians" have made Lutheran
scholar/theologians too embarrassed at Luther for his
"unscholarly" work of biblical chronology? Is that
why Luther is virtually unknown on his biblical chronology today?
Not so
the old (German) Missouri Synod. Franz Pieper praised
Luther's work on his Chronikon and repeatedly quoted from
Luther's preface to it, not only in the pages of Lehre
und Wehre, but also in his Christian Dogmatics textbooks
(volume 1, page (here, St.
L. XIV: 491).
Why should we throw off those who
- refute Luther or
- ignore Luther or
- rely on modern "scholars" who follow "textual criticism" and "historical criticism", or
- rely on "scientific" chronology?
Because Luther believed the Bible, God's Word. It is because the Bible is a book of faith,
not a textbook of science. And
therefore only those who believe that the Bible is God's Word to
man for his salvation can understand any "data" from the Bible, e.g.
Creation, chronology, ancient history, etc.
Dear Lord! We have no other
assurance of our salvation except by thy precious Holy Word, the
Scriptures! Thou has said, Search the
Scriptures! Lord, grant that thy Word
may again be held up to believe as Martin Luther did, for the salvation of
blood-bought souls. I pray this in the
name that is above all names, Jesus.
Amen! Amen!
Back To Luther!... even on Biblical Chronology, let the
modern world and "science" say what it will. May we say with the apostle Paul in 1
Timothy 6:20-21, O Timothy!:
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: [21] Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.I may revisit this subject again, especially because I believe Luther's work can be presented in a more modern graphic way, just as AnswersInGenesis.org has presented Ussher's work in graphic form. What a great work it would be if someone would do this... a work to the glory of God!
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