Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 15:1-7
The truth is we’ve always mixed up the roles of penitent and priest.
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Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara works as editor-in-chief for 1517. She is the co-editor of Theology of the Cross: Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation & Reflections on its 28 Thesis, and is currently pursuing her MA in Reformation Studies from Concordia Irvine. Kelsi contributes to both Christ Hold Fast and 1517. She lives with her husband, Doug, in Dallas, Texas.
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We are meant to serve in love both our neighbor in need as well as the neighbor who doesn’t think they need us.
Table Talks: Apologetics
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Table Talks: Law and Gospel
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Theology of the Cross: Luther's Heidelberg Disputation & Reflections on Its 28 Theses
The Theology of the Cross is one of the core elements of Martin Luther's theology. The development of this doctrine through the Heidelberg Disputation has been considered an essential element of Luther's breakthrough on justification, and crucial to his theological…
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