Concerning Repentance – part 19
We have to admit that our sins are great in number, that they have gone over our heads as if if we were drowning in our iniquities. Who could confess such a volume of ...
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We are a community of believers with a heart for God and a love of people!
Due to the weather forecast for this week, the Men's meatball supper will be postponed until April 12th starting at 4:30pm
Spring has sprung, warm weather has come, and the victory over death is won! Happy Easter to you ...
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read moreWe have to admit that our sins are great in number, that they have gone over our heads as if if we were drowning in our iniquities. Who could confess such a volume of ...
So today, we ought to be teaching our people that God forgives sins for Christ’s sake, not because we perform certain rituals.
The power of the keys binds things in heaven, not just on earth. When a “door” is unlocked or locked on earth in the name of Christ, it is done in heaven too.
So we confess that our holiness, our works of contrition, is insufficient for the remission of sins, while faith in Christ merits forgiveness of sin...
It is not enough to be sorry for our sin. Nor is it enough to do good. For we cannot assist ourselves. Instead, we must avail ourselves of the mercy of God in Christ Jesus.
Although we should certainly “fear, love, and trust God” (Small Catechism), these things, including the fear of God (attrition), do not earn grace.