Sanctification
Atonement, redemption, forgiveness, pardon, justification, reconciliation, salvation – these are all-important words in Scripture. The discerning Christian will recognize that they all have to do with the subject …
Thanksgiving 2001
Thanksgiving Day is not an appointed church celebration. It is a national celebration. Nevertheless, the church celebrates it for good reason. We are citizens of this nation, and as Christians …
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the last Sunday in Lent. It introduces the Passion week which consists of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The week is concluded with the celebration of …
Temptation
We pray in the Lord’s Prayer, “Lead us not into temptation.” Immediately we are confronted with the need to understand something of Bible interpretation. It is an essential necessity …
Justification
Pollute: “To make foul or unclean; soil, taint; to corrupt or defile; make morally unclean; to profane, desecrate.” Such is the definition in the dictionary. Pollution then is the …
Righteousness
The word “righteousness” is an important word in Scripture. The word righteousness is used over three hundred times in the Bible. It was the misunderstanding of this word that …
Grace
The word “grace” is a charming word. It has a pleasant ring to it. There is a hymn in our Lutheran Hymnal that begins: “Grace! ’tis a charming sound, …
Dedication
Upon the dedication of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Weslaco, Texas A church building be it a humble chapel or a grand cathedral is simply a building of …
Close Communion
What used to be common practice in the Lutheran Church in years past has become a practice that is now a doctrine, which confessional Lutherans have to defend. With …