The Hymn, “If God Himself Be For Me” – Dr. Arthur Just, 2/9/26 (0401)
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🗓️ 9 February 2026
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Dr. Arthur Just of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN
Heaven on Earth: The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service
Concordia Commentary: Luke 1:1-9:50
Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:50-24:53
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| 1:22.9 | Music What does it mean when St. Paul says in Romans 8 that God is for us, who can be against us? |
| 1:29.7 | He has a long list of things that cannot separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, |
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| 1:47.3 | I'm Todd Wilkin. |
| 1:48.2 | Thanks for tuning us in. |
| 1:49.2 | We're going to be studying the hymn if God himself be for me. |
| 1:52.5 | Dr. Arthur Just will be our guest to walk us through the ten stanzas of that Paul Gerhard |
| 1:57.8 | him. |
| 1:58.6 | Then it's part two of our series on Christian Apologetics with Dr. Adam Francisco. Dr. Arthur Just is Professor of New Testament at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, seasonal pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida. He's author of the two-volume Concordia commentary on Luke and the book Heaven on Earth, The Gifts of Christ in the Divine Service. Dr. Just, welcome back. |
| 2:20.0 | Wonderful to be with you, Todd, especially on this great Gerhardt hymn. |
| 2:24.4 | Why is Paul Gerhardt, the author of this hymn and many others, regarded as the favorite |
| 2:29.9 | hymn writer for so many Lutherans? |
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