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I suppose these things happen almost like the change of the weather since the advent of 20th century

Luther scholarship, sometimes called the Luther Renaissance. A lot of very basic Lutheran ideas

have been called into question. One of them is the third use of the law. Is it taught in the Lutheran Confessions? Is it

found in Scripture? And how should we rightly understand? Well, Luther's distinction between

the essence and the power of the law to help us understand what it is Scripture and the

confessions teach about the third use of God's law. Welcome back to Issues Cedar.

I'm Todd Wilkin.

Joining us for that conversation, Dr. Gifford-Grobin.

He is professor of biblical and systematic theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana,

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