Devotion from Pastor Rolf David Preus

[Lamb]

Pastor Rolf David Preus does some amazing devotions on LutherQuest. http://www.lutherquest.org/cgi-bin/discus40/discus.cgi

Here are snippets from his latest one:

Most religious people think that the essence of religion is the law and that the law is comprised of rules. If you follow the rules you should be okay. So it was with the Pharisees. They thought they knew everything God required of them and they were determined to do it all.

Our love did not meet the test of God’s law. But Christ’s love did. His life of perfect love was how he did battle against our fiercest enemies, putting them under his feet. His love overcame our sin as his loving obedience was offered up to God to replace our sin. His love overcame our death as he bore all our sins in his body and paid the wages of sin all by himself. His love overcame the lies and deceptions of the devil, as he, the only human being who ever loved God with his whole heart, soul, and mind became our Champion, our Advocate, and our Mediator before God.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Is that what Luther people believe? In rules? Am I understanding that right?
If not please help me to understand.

 

[Lamb]

Is that what Luther people believe? In rules? Am I understanding that right?
If not please help me to understand.

I'm not sure how you're understanding? Religion isn't all law as the Pharisees thought. Christianity is composed of Law and Gospel.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

I'm not sure how you're understanding? Religion isn't all law as the Pharisees thought. Christianity is composed of Law and Gospel.

What laws? The 10 commandments?

Also what do Lutherans believe?