tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post8025700905711300677..comments2024-02-27T00:11:57.219+11:00Comments on Extra Nos: What gets you "in".LPChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-54477953997415480632009-04-27T14:30:00.000+10:002009-04-27T14:30:00.000+10:00Hi Frank,
if you stray he goes looking for you to...Hi Frank,<br /><br /><I>if you stray he goes looking for you to bring you back through those same means.... over and over and over and over and over and over and over....<br /></I>That is so true and good of the Lord. Amen.<br /><br /><I> HAS saved you whether you believe it or not.</I>Well the sinner better believe that Christ has paid for his sins, or he is not saved.<br /><br />This is the thing, the Gospel by its word and therefore by its nature is the message that Jesus took our sins, i.e., took our punishment for our behalf.<br /><br />The Gospel is not you are SAVED whether you believe it or not. I hope we are not saying that. <br /><br />I say this because of the idea of imputation; our sins have been imputed to Christ, but his righteousness is not imputed to us without faith in the sin imputation, i.e., atonement. Only at faith is his righteousness imputed to us.<br /><br />LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-20922125891766841792009-04-27T12:15:00.000+10:002009-04-27T12:15:00.000+10:00The Holy Gospel is actually The work and person of...The Holy Gospel is actually The work and person of Jesus himself. who he is, what he did , and why he did it. Best to think of the Holy Gospel not as a doctrine or thing to believe but rather a Person mighty to save you who HAS saved you whether you believe it or not. That Jesus seeks you out and finds you and brands you with his name "christ-ian" in your baptism. He then feeds you and keeps you in that faith through multiple means. if you stray he goes looking for you to bring you back through those same means.... over and over and over and over and over and over and over....Frank Sonnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119302543437442204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-77791235051341526342009-04-06T09:11:00.000+10:002009-04-06T09:11:00.000+10:00Dizma,Yes indeed, just being specific.From my pers...Dizma,<BR/><BR/>Yes indeed, just being specific.<BR/><BR/>From my perspective, we can see the grace of God in every aspect of life, but the ultimate grace is when he sent his son to die in our place, in our sted. All other graces pale into darkness when compared to this - as Jesus said, what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.<BR/><BR/>LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-12460716769022883162009-04-06T06:21:00.000+10:002009-04-06T06:21:00.000+10:00An what's the Gospel? It is all about God's grace....An what's the Gospel? It is all about God's <B>grace</B>. :-)Dizmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104898595453797065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-45685808615712713082009-04-03T10:45:00.000+11:002009-04-03T10:45:00.000+11:00Well said.Well said.joel in ganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-43219578553224820352009-04-03T01:47:00.000+11:002009-04-03T01:47:00.000+11:00If the Gospel is not good news then there is no go...If the Gospel is not good news then there is no good news.<BR/><BR/>That the war is over and now we are reconciled to our Maker and Redeemer and will live forever with Him, inspite of all our best and worst efforts, to me, is the greatest news I could ever hear.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-48738642777785823052009-04-02T09:44:00.000+11:002009-04-02T09:44:00.000+11:00Joel,That is the root meaning of Gospel, good tidi...Joel,<BR/><BR/>That is the root meaning of Gospel, good tidings as in the announcement of the angels, to the shepherds. It is truth about salvation, people need saving and God has done that.<BR/><BR/>I was an atheist, and I became a theist, but that did not give me comforth to acknowledge God, in fact it made me very very scared.<BR/><BR/>LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-61334278951310838442009-04-02T09:37:00.000+11:002009-04-02T09:37:00.000+11:00That's a point worth pondering. I don't see the Go...That's a point worth pondering. I don't see the Gospel so much as good news in comparison with the bad (if by bad you mean the lot of sinners in the hands of an angry God), but as God's truth, good and glorious on its own as well as in comparison with the lies of men and the devil.joel in ganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-84656762493478747292009-04-01T11:37:00.000+11:002009-04-01T11:37:00.000+11:00Joel,Yes to be understood that God uses means, God...Joel,<BR/><BR/>Yes to be understood that God uses means, God got you in by the Gospel and will keep you in by the Gospel.<BR/><BR/>As to excitement, sometimes I am sceptical, may be if they understood the Gospel, they will get excited?<BR/><BR/>Absolute good news, but if there was no understanding of the bad news, the good news is not as exciting, no?<BR/><BR/>LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-14296394990903103472009-04-01T10:23:00.000+11:002009-04-01T10:23:00.000+11:00Haha. But I see an excited Lutheran as I often as ...Haha. But I see an excited Lutheran as I often as I see one reading Bo Giertz's Hammer of God.<BR/><BR/>How about, "God got you in, God will keep you in"? 1 Thess. 5:24.joel in ganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-56610242049489195482009-03-31T11:49:00.000+11:002009-03-31T11:49:00.000+11:00This is probably similar to the "not invented here...This is probably similar to the "not invented here" syndrome.<BR/><BR/>LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-25459945720752272272009-03-31T10:28:00.000+11:002009-03-31T10:28:00.000+11:00Jim R.,Sounds like the joke about us Baptists:How ...Jim R.,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the joke about us Baptists:<BR/><BR/>How many Baptists does it take to change a light-bulb?<BR/><BR/>"CHANGE!?!"J. K. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329537522697826005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-32981741277539277682009-03-31T08:36:00.000+11:002009-03-31T08:36:00.000+11:00Now.now. I've seen Lutherans get excited. Just try...Now.now. I've seen Lutherans get excited. Just try to get them to change anything.Jim Robertsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-64796259062138253622009-03-30T22:14:00.000+11:002009-03-30T22:14:00.000+11:00SM,LOL. Well, where I am, people get excited if yo...SM,<BR/><BR/>LOL. Well, where I am, people get excited if you invade their church territory - the kitchen! That is more sacred than the sanctuary!<BR/><BR/><BR/>LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15967712.post-57636734590831763202009-03-30T16:38:00.000+11:002009-03-30T16:38:00.000+11:00Good one!Good luck! (getting the Lutherans excited...Good one!<BR/><BR/>Good luck! (getting the Lutherans excited)<BR/><BR/> I haven't seen an excited Lutheran since the last time we had a pot luck and the Swedish meatballs ran out.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com