"This passage, then, bears out the fact that all men are sold under sin. Sin is an exacting despot who can be vanquished by no created power, but by the sovereign power of Jesus Christ alone.
All this is of wonderful comfort to a conscience troubled by the enormity of sin. Sin cannot harm those who believe in Christ, because He has overcome sin by His death. Armed with this conviction, we are enlightened and may pass judgment upon the papists, monks, nuns, priests, Mohammedans, Anabaptists, and all who trust in their own merits, as wicked and destructive sects that rob God and Christ of the honor that belongs to them alone."
You can't really mistake Luther for being one who tries to find unity across religious boundaries. Not really a unity/diversity universalist. The charge that Luther accuses these groups of is quite interesting, though simple and a necessary consequence of his reasoning. Any sort of merit by which we think we can earn a good standing with God robs Jesus of the fullness of what He did. He did what no other man could do, and so it is that there is one Mediator between God and man, the man Jesus.
Friday, August 15, 2008
We're Moving
Just found out last evening that we were accepted to move into a rental house in the North End. I think we would have stayed where we are as long as we could because it has been such a great deal, but after wedding gifts, and now after baby shower gifts, there's no room for us to crawl around any longer. With a baby on the way, it seemed the fitting time to get out of an apartment, and into a real home, at least for awhile.
With a six month lease that turns into a month-to-month rental, it leaves us flexible, and we hope to save some money as well. A few weeks ago, we were given a piano (which is a money machine for us!) and I was worried where we'd put it. Now that is not a issue, and many of the other inconveniences of living in a 200 square foot home are taken care of as well.
We did not want an apartment, and God blessed us with a house for a reasonable monthly rate, close to work, and in a part of town we love. We can walk out the gate at the back of our yard, cross the street, and be at the Pac-Out for milkshakes and Pac-Out burgers. Yummmmmmmmmmmm.
With a six month lease that turns into a month-to-month rental, it leaves us flexible, and we hope to save some money as well. A few weeks ago, we were given a piano (which is a money machine for us!) and I was worried where we'd put it. Now that is not a issue, and many of the other inconveniences of living in a 200 square foot home are taken care of as well.
We did not want an apartment, and God blessed us with a house for a reasonable monthly rate, close to work, and in a part of town we love. We can walk out the gate at the back of our yard, cross the street, and be at the Pac-Out for milkshakes and Pac-Out burgers. Yummmmmmmmmmmm.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
