In 1 Corinthians 1, St. Paul famously says,

For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified.

But what does it mean to preach Christ crucified?

Pastor Hans Fini of Lutheran satire talking about his presentation at the 2025 issues, etc., making the case conference.

Well, it's more than just mentioning that Jesus died on the cross.

To preach Christ crucified is to preach him crucified for you.

To see this story of God's bloody love for you

filling every page of the scriptures.

The cross of Christ is far more than a mere historic event.

It's the very center of the Christian life because it's where

God's love for you was manifest. You can meet and hear, Pastor Hans Feeney, making the case for

Jesus for you at this year's Making the Case Conference. The premier conference for Christian

Laity is Friday, July 18th, and Saturday, July 19th, at Concordia University, Chicago.

Learn more at issuesetc.org.

Most gracious emperor, all of us have been entrusted with the word of God.

As princes, we are eager for political unity,

but not at the price of our faith.

What you call differences, we call the heart of our faith.

What you call heresy, we know to be the truth.

We will not yield.

I command your allegiance! You cannot command our conscience.

We will continue in our faith, no matter what may happen. We testify to the gospel of Jesus Christ,

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