tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58229208136628043.post6519944568999905892..comments2024-03-07T23:12:29.467-05:00Comments on Back To Luther... and the old (German) Missouri Synod.: Pieper & Luther: No public ministry now? (WELS) (Part 3b)BackToLutherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893978306213733508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58229208136628043.post-78014911820621350122012-11-08T13:57:52.463-05:002012-11-08T13:57:52.463-05:00Nov. 8, 2012
I have added comments on Siegbert Be...Nov. 8, 2012<br /><br />I have added comments on Siegbert Becker in 2 places on this post today. They are prefaced with notations in red text. I neglected to have these in the original post.<br />I may comment further on Siegbert Becker in the future.BackToLutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893978306213733508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58229208136628043.post-79193144854001005692012-11-06T06:47:21.261-05:002012-11-06T06:47:21.261-05:00Mr. Krohn:
You speak of fine writings in the WELS...Mr. Krohn:<br /><br />You speak of fine writings in the WELS essays regarding Election. I am glad to hear it and I believe there must be some good writings since several of their essays on Justification spoke well. I only hope that some of them don't begin to fall backwards as some of the above on Justification. It is an Election OF GRACE! If you want to be sure of this, then read (if you haven't already) Walther's Q & A on Election in the new book spoken of in my post of August 3, 2012. A constant stream of "Praise God!" comes from my lips as Walther continually pounds the Kingdom of Heaven into your lap.<br /><br />Yes, it is "quite simple". You correctly identify THE sad situation in the world – unbelief. Unbelief of what? This:<br /> -->> For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [John 3:16]<br /><br />or as C.F.W. Walther paraphrased it:<br /><br /> ---> You are saved so that you might believe.BackToLutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893978306213733508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58229208136628043.post-42394514813506203712012-11-05T20:16:56.382-05:002012-11-05T20:16:56.382-05:00I have been following this blog for some time. I ...I have been following this blog for some time. I believe you are doing a fine job in presenting this doctrine of OJ. It is really quite simple. All are saved; some are saved. The saved are those who have faith. The unsaved are those that reject their salvation on account of unbelief.<br /><br />What brought much of this into focus for me as a former WELsian who was suspended for taking issue with these 'caricatures', are the fine writings in the WELS essay files regarding Election and the controversies regarding it.Joe Krohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675123326627773329noreply@blogger.com