The Lutheran Confessions witness to the justification of the sinner apart from works of the law through faith alone in Christ alone.

Dr. John Bruss, president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, speaking at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.

All of the other questions that come up, and there are many, are entailments of the doctrine

of the justification of the sinner by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

That's the heartbeat of the Lutheran confessions, the core of it.

You can listen to Dr. John Bruss's presentation, making the case of the Lutheran confessions, the core of it. You can listen to Dr. John Bruss's presentation,

making the case for the Lutheran Confessions from this year's Making the Case Conference.

We'll send you a link to watch an on-demand video stream

and download audio recordings for a donation of $300 by Holy Cross Day, September 14th.

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Jesus, though, of course, a prophet and the godman, predicted several things, most notable, his second coming.

But he ties to his second coming. Something that happened, well, would not happen within a generation, the destruction of the

city of Jerusalem and of the Second Temple.

It seems very important to Jesus.

I believe he predicts it in three of the Gospels.

Why?

Welcome back to Issues, Et cetera.

I'm Todd Wilkin, joining us to talk about the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

On this day in 70 AD, Romans burned the gates and entered the temple courtyards there in Jerusalem.

Dr. John Nordling, professor of New Testament at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, author of

Religion and Resistance in Early Judaism, Greek Greetings in First

Maccabees and Josephus. Dr. Nordling, welcome back.

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