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Mark Mattes

  1. Preaching to Bound Wills

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    02/20/26
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    By Mark Mattes
    When we despair of ourselves, we repent of these self-justifying schemes and allow ourselves to be shaped by God, covered in Christ’s righteousness, and reborn with a new heart.

  2. When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

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    01/20/26
    1 min read
    By Russ Lackey Mark Mattes
    American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.

  3. The Future of Lutheranism Belongs to Builders

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    01/08/26
    1 min read
    By Russ Lackey Mark Mattes
    The crisis is not merely that people are leaving. The crisis is that we have relinquished what is uniquely Lutheran and deeply needed.

  4. The New Birth as Passive: An Excerpt from Ditching the Checklist

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    02/13/25
    1 min read
    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners) by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 5-7.

  5. An Excerpt from Common Places in Christian Theology

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    03/21/23
    1 min read
    By Mark Mattes
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
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