C.F.W Walther: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel

Thinking Fellows

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History, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Apologetics, Theology

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The Thinking Fellows podcast breaks down C.F.W. Walther’s classic work The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel. This episode offers a brief introduction to Walther and explores why properly distinguishing between Law and Gospel is a vital task for every Christian preacher. Distinguishing Law and Gospel is one of the most difficult yet essential tasks of the Christian life. Command and promise are not merely theological slogans; they are the means by which God delivers faith and creates saints out of sinners.

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