sin

Luther: Our Stumblings Show Us the True Source of Our Holiness

May 18, 2010

In Luther’s commentary on John 14, he asserts that all Christians are holy and will indeed follow Christ’s Word. But the flesh doubts that we can indeed be holy, because we know how we have fallen. Luther answers that problem with the following beautiful and practical statement: To be sure, the Holy Spirit sometimes lets [...]

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Psalm 36

February 4, 2010

At our Wednesday evening services we have been periodically (i.e., except during Advent, Lent, or when a minor festival falls on or close to a Wednesday) working through the Psalter. I wasn’t going to publish the one from January 27 on Psalm 36, partly because I wasn’t quite finished with my manuscript, and partly because [...]

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Mortal and venial sin

May 3, 2008

Pr. Petersen was kind enough to link to my post of Chrysostom’s statement regarding Adultery and Fidelity. What you may be interested in is the helpful discussion there in the comments regarding mortal and venial sin.

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