The Sin of Boredom The Sin of Boredom The Sin of Boredom

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. (Jeremiah 15:16) The devil tempts us to boredom. He tempts husbands to be bored with their wives. He tempts wives to [...]

The Conversation of the Heavenly Council Brought to Earth

In Baptism Jesus Bring His Cross to Us In your Baptism your Lord Jesus today calls you His friends and His brothers and sisters. He gives you the new birth of water and the Spirit, and makes you heirs with Him of the heavenly glory. Most of all, Jesus brings to you the victory of [...]

Luther’s Advice when Dealing with False Teaching: Chase the Dog, Console the Child

This is Martin Luther’s rule for dealing with false teachers and the falsely taught. The false teachers are dealt with severity while the falsely taught are dealt with compassion. Here’s Luther on Galatians 1:5 (Greater Galatians Commentary, 1535): “Here Paul lives up to his own rule, which he gives later on in the sixth chapter [...]