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  1. Lamb

    He's going to hell!

    A friend of mine on Facebook went off on a tirade recently about President Trump saying that the guy was going to hell. This friend is a strong Democrat and has always been a Trump basher from day 1 and spouts off constantly, believing ever article online whether it's filled with truth or...
  2. Lamb

    Is Everyone Our Neighbor?

    I was reading a thread from a Lutheran forum and it was on the Good Samaritan and a guy wrote multiple times NOT EVERYONE IS YOUR NEIGHBOR. I thought that a bit odd since as a Lutheran we are taught from childhood that everyone is our neighbor. I'm not sure I understood completely where that...
  3. Lamb

    Why should we live our lives obeying God's law?

    From another thread this statement was posed: The trouble with the "we do absolutely nothing" is that it literally turns the Bible into a waste of paper, describing a deity who spent thousands of years wasting his breath handing out instructions of how we should live when nothing makes any...
  4. Lamb

    Why preach the Good News if the cross already forgives sins?

    Why preach the Good News if the cross already forgives sins? That question (not in those exact words) was asked in another thread. Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of sins See these threads Whoever Believes in Jesus Shall Live! Without Shedding of Blood there is No Forgiveness...
  5. Lamb

    Paul and Barnabas engaged in sharp debate

    Sometimes when Christian forums have discussions that get a little strong there is the argument that it's not biblically allowed. And yet we see that Paul and Barnabas engaged in sharp debate in Acts 15:2 "So Paul and Barnabas engaged these men in sharp debate. The two of them were appointed...
  6. Lamb

    Beware of False Prophets

    https://www.trinitylutheranottumwa.com/sermons/trinity-8-beware-of-false-prophets "Beware of false prophets," Jesus warns. False prophets teach contrary to God's Word while leading you to believe that they teach God's Word in truth. They lie and tell you they are telling the truth. This is the...
  7. Lamb

    Like sheep among wolves

    Matthew 10:16 "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." In terms of today, who are the wolves?
  8. Lamb

    Do you agree or disagree with this?

    I was listening to what a Baptist preacher said today (I don't have a link because I heard it on tv) and he said that God puts us in uncomfortable situations so that He can bless us. Do you agree or disagree with that statement?
  9. Lamb

    “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"

    In Luke 5:22 Jesus said “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?" The text is referring to the Pharisee's who had said to themselves “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Why did Jesus ask the question the way He did? Why did He ask about...
  10. Lamb

    Extra Nos

    "extra nos (EX-tra nohs), which means “outside ourselves.” The Gospel, the forgiveness of sins for Jesus’ sake, is outside of us. It doesn’t depend on us. It’s there and it’s true, whether we believe it or not, whether we can feel it or not, or whether we like it or not. Extra nos means that...
  11. Lamb

    Absent fruits signal the absence of faith

    Absent fruits signal the absence of faith. We've all heard it countless times on CH that fruits are a sign of faith. And that's true! But every time a thread on Justification or forgiveness comes up someone is bound to say "...but what about good works and fruit? Good works and bearing fruit...
  12. Lamb

    Sanctification is getting used to Justification

    Here is the link to a pdf I'll be referencing of an essay by Gerhard Forde...
  13. Lamb

    Why was Jesus baptized?

    http://lutheranconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-was-jesus-baptized.html 1) By being baptized by John, Jesus witnesses to the continuity between John's ministry (and the entire prophetic tradition that preceded him) and his own ministry. 2) By being baptized by John, Jesus points forward...
  14. Lamb

    The Law cannot forgive

    You would think it would be an obvious statement...The Law cannot forgive...but I've seen it countless times on forums where people might agree with me on that statement and then they go back to proclaim that they will gain eternal life by "doing" something. That doing could be trying to obey...
  15. Lamb

    The Sabbath an exercise in trust

    I read a sermon this morning about the Sabbath Day and how the pastor says that in the Old Testament the Sabbath Day was given to the people as a day of rest but also as an exercise in trust. The people learned to rely on God that they will be taken care of on that one day and we see even proof...
  16. Lamb

    Jesus is the Good Samaritan

    Martin Luther Sermon - Parable of the Good Samaritan ""Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 5. This lawyer was perhaps a wise man and well acquainted with the Scriptures, as his answer also suggests; yet here he becomes a fool, and must first begin to learn from the Lord, when...
  17. Lamb

    The Sin of Pride

    Luther wrote that “pride is the mother of all heresies, indeed as both sacred and profane history testifies, it is the source of all sin and ruin.” [Luther, Lectures on Galatians, LW 27:97; Augustine, Reply to Faustus 22. 22] "Moses once told the Israelites that God would raise up a prophet...
  18. Lamb

    Reminder - Nicene Creed belief in order to post in Christian Theology

    Staff would like to remind members that this section called Christian Theology has a specific rule that only those who adhere to the Nicene Creed should be posting here. If you do not believe in the Trinity or follow the Nicene Creed you should be posting in the World Religion and Speculative...
  19. Lamb

    For the gift of God is eternal life

    Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift of God...eternal life. You can't work your way into eternal life since it's a gift. You can't earn it since it's a gift. The gift is from God and it's because of Jesus the...
  20. Lamb

    If you're completely honest what do you place above God?

    If you're completely honest what do you place above God? We all put something above God at some point. Money? Brisket? New car? Our children? Let's be honest.
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