There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.
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10/07/26
The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.
10/06/26
More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.
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11/25/20
Because everything we possess, and everything in heaven and on earth besides, is daily given, sustained, and protected by God, it inevitably follows that we are in duty bound to love, praise, and thank him without ceasing
11/24/20
Trusting Jesus, worshipping our Christ, and praising him, we have the blessing of God so that we can give thanks with a grateful heart for everything he gives to us today and always.
11/23/20
Like Luther and like Hannah, we also receive God’s promise.
11/23/20
Where there’s more sin, there’s more grace! Are you comfortable with that? That the greater the sin, the greater the grace? Could it be that easy?
11/20/20
This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), written by Martin Luther and translated by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
11/19/20
Life will not go as planned nor as we would hope, but "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
11/16/20
Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
11/12/20
The following is an adaptation from "Law and Gospel in Action" written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
11/11/20
Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.
11/09/20
When we genuinely measure ourselves, we will find ourselves dreadfully lacking.
11/04/20
Whoever your president is, you have a King. A King who elected you.
11/03/20
This new life is marked not by fear of death but hope in eternal life.
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