Year: 2006

Apologia: The Human Will – Free or in Bondage?

Have you ever misdiagnosed something that physically ails you? Most of us have learned that self-diagnosis has its limits. We often find that our problem is either more serious than supposed, or that it is less grave than feared. How fortunate we are that so much great technology is available to find out what is really going on! When it comes to the human spiritual condition, self-diagnosis always fails. Human intellect, sinful and self-centered as it is, always puts a smiley face on the human condition—most especially on the capacity of the will. And a false diagnosis in this...

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Apologia: Mariology – What Does this Mean for Lutherans?

What the Church says about Mary is primarily based on two facts. First, Jesus of Nazareth is God Almighty and perfect humanity in one person. Second, Mary is His mom. Thus, all of what we say about Mary is a confession about her Son. The Scriptural proof for these two facts is well known and extensive; however we might just repeat Matthew 1:18, 22-23 here “Now the  birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was  found to be with child from the Holy...

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