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March 27, 2016
Holy Week Sermons
These are my sermons preached from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church in Watseka, IL. Palm Sunday (Deuteronomy 32:36-39) Maundy Thursday (Exodus 12) Good Friday (Psalm 22) Easter Sunday (Job 19:23-29)
March 24, 2016
Sermons on Christ in the Old Testament
Throughout Lent, I have been preaching on Christ in the Old Testament during our midweek services. These messages are now available online. The First Promise of the Gospel (Genesis 3:15) The Abrahamic Promise (Genesis 15) A Prophet Like Moses (Deuteronomy 18) The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7) The Levitical Priesthood (Exodus 29)
Christians are Evil Hypocrites Who Always Need Threats from the Law
Post by Nathan Rinne “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” (Proverbs 27:6) First things first: I’m not anti-Christian and the “Law” in the title is referring to God’s law. If you’re disappointed though, please stick around. In the online Merriam Webster’s dictionary hypocrisy is defined as “the behavior of [Read More...]
March 22, 2016
The Introit, Kyrie, and Gloria (A Walk Through the Liturgy)
On today’s program we continued to look at the church’s liturgy. We began with a discussion of purification and priesthood in the Old Testament, and then discussed the introit, Psalm singing, the kyrie, and the various hymns of praised used in Lutheran churches Here is the program
March 18, 2016
Regeneration and Repentance
On today’s program, I was joined once again by Rev. Lewis Polzin as we continued our discussion of Henry Eyster Jacobs’ book A Summary of the Christian Faith. In going through the ordo salutis, we approached the topic of regeneration. This is, in my opinion, one of our best programs, as we addressed a number [Read More...]
March 16, 2016
I Am Not Your Pastor, and That’s a Good Thing
After the recent flood of events surrounding a number of disgraced pastors who have gained a large following on the internet, things have become rather heated between pastors, laity, and many who have personal relationships with the pastors in question. It is true that more heat than light has probably been generated in this situation, [Read More...]
March 12, 2016
Why I have Decided to Leave Pirate Christian Radio
Since the inception of the Just and Sinner podcast 164 episodes ago, I have been on Pirate Christian Radio along with a number of other Lutheran podcasts and sermons. This station has served as a wonderful resource for people looking for something to listen to that has theological substance and depth. It has been a [Read More...]
March 10, 2016
Christian Perspectives on Birth Control
On today’s program, I was joined by my wife, Lisa Cooper, to discuss birth control. We laid out a number of different perspectives on this issue from a variety of Christians, and gave reasons why each view is supported. Here is the program
March 9, 2016
Who Can Teach Us More: Mary, the Mother of God, or the Sinful Woman of Luke 7?
Those who know how bad they need grace are the best teachers of grace… pic.twitter.com/sPM2wnms0A — Tullian Tchividjian (@PastorTullian) March 31, 2015 Mary, one of the great saints of the church, can teach us much more. And I’ll tell you why (and in the process explain why both quotes above from Mr. Tchividjian are crying [Read More...]
March 2, 2016
A Critique of James White on Justification
Don’t worry, I have not suddenly abandoned sola fide, but on today’s program I discussed some problems with James White’s recent comments on the doctrine of justification in Genesis 12-15. White purports that Abraham was not justified until the covenant cutting ceremony of Genesis 15 in light of his interpretation of Romans 4. I take [Read More...]
