tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793693390023574357.post1532737752214557811..comments2023-08-13T05:43:11.347-07:00Comments on Five Pint Lutheran: The Christian Life is More Than Merely Forgiveness of Sin.David Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632064391675580145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793693390023574357.post-55906658106120226502009-12-20T01:29:14.199-07:002009-12-20T01:29:14.199-07:00Merely forgiven?
How could one even describe it a...Merely forgiven?<br /><br />How could one even describe it as merely?<br /><br />Forgiveness required the death of the Son and experiencing hell on the sinner's behalf. As if that was an easy thing for God to do.<br /><br />LPCLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352627830833515548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793693390023574357.post-26412194625954659412009-12-09T09:04:30.697-07:002009-12-09T09:04:30.697-07:00Ah, that dreadful Lordship Salvation teaching seem...Ah, that dreadful Lordship Salvation teaching seems to come in many different forms. <br /><br />Resting in the finished work of Jesus means to really rest and trust. We are always trying to sneak in something to show how serious we are about faith, or to show our own gumption. We are still sheep in need of a good Shepherd.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291223160654184593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793693390023574357.post-20963226089019485122009-12-06T08:50:35.368-07:002009-12-06T08:50:35.368-07:00"We are in bondage to sin and cannot free our..."We are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves."<br /><br />We say this each Sunday in our liturgy.<br /><br />We don't want to free ourselves. Sin is our condition.<br /><br />But He wants to free us. He has done so, is doing so, and will yet do so.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com