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11 mins read|08/23/17When the Holy Spirit is at work in the office of the holy ministry, the man is ridden by the Spirit and so his only concern is for preaching the Gospel, baptizing, absolving, and feeding sinners in the Name of Christ Jesus.
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5 mins read|06/20/17The goal of Christian living isn't to gather in and store up two, three, four barn-fulls of good works for ourselves.
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10 mins read|05/09/17Likewise, when God says, "Do this and you will live," we go about under the illusion that we have the ability to accomplish what God demands of us.
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8 mins read|04/04/17Apart from bare, naked faith in Jesus' atoning work for us, no sinner is, or ever can be, holy.
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8 mins read|03/07/17With the proclamation that grace and peace come through the bloody suffering and death of Jesus, we're awoken to the fact that God's grace covers all our sin and His peace calms our busy heart and mind.
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11 mins read|02/07/17But when God's Word of Law and Gospel are tuned up, when they're properly distinguished, then Jesus' words rain down on us like thunderbolts.
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9 mins read|01/24/17When it comes to faith, God runs all the verbs. God's Spirit calls us by the Gospel. He enlightens us with His gifts.
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9 mins read|01/10/17The truth is, a Christian's holiness is hidden outside himself in Christ through faith.
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12 mins read|01/03/17Are our resolutions righteous? Is our commitment to self-improvement a selfless act motivated by love for the neighbor?
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6 mins read|12/06/16This time of year, Christmas time, the world isn't so much Christ-expectant as it is Christ-haunted.
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8 mins read|11/29/16Old Adam's works are good because he says they're good. End of conversation.
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7 mins read|04/22/16“As if” Christians aren’t allowed to reflect; that they’re not kind, generous, brave, or loyal. They’re not living up to the example of biblical saints.
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