There are two ways of doing theology that claim the name of Martin Luther. One is rooted in

scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. The other is rooted in Luther himself. I've written a column

for the latest issues et cetera journal titled Lutheranism versus Lutherism. We'll send it to you

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You can also read about Nathan Greeley's journey to confessional Lutheranism from evangelicalism,

skepticism, modern theology, and Anglicanism.

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This week on the Word of the Lord endures Forever, we continue working our way through Proverbs,

finishing up chapter 11, then all of 12, and just getting into chapter 13.

Inherit the wind, thoughts of the righteous, better to be lowly, no ill befalls the righteous,

and a wise son.

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If I allow you to only notice the facts that confirm your hypothesis and to ignore or disregard all of the facts that contradict it,

I mean, you can pretty much prove or argue anything.

One of the ways that the world was dear Christians is they will slap

ugly labels on true and good things, and they'll often put good labels on things that are false.

One of the great difficulties of Christianity is that we cannot be the hero of the story. We are not

the Savior. Jesus is the hero of the story, and he's the Savior,

and we are the saved. Leave it with Jesus. I mean, what are you doing punishing yourself? Why do you

think Jesus died so you could spend your life carrying your sack of shame on your back? No! He died

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