Wrestling with Theology

These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in...

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Deuteronomy is a series of sermons preached by Moses on the eastern side of the Jordan River, as he prepares the people of Israel to cross over and conquer the Promised Land. These sermons show that he was not giving them anything new, as he goes back to the rest of the Torah in order to remind them of what God had revealed to them at Sinai. Deuteronomy is a great book for us to study this year as...

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Lord, now you are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your Word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation that You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for the glory of Your people Israel. (Luke 2:29-32)

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O Emmanuel, our king and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God.

Having covered the major things happening around the world while the Lutheran Confessions were being drafted and published, we take a quick look at the decades after the Book of Concord is published in 1580 to see how the world is changing in the religious and political arenas.

O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people: Come and save us all, whom You formed out of clay.

O Dayspring, splendor of light everlasting: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel, You open and no one can close, You close and no one can open: Come and rescue the prisoners who are in darkness and the shadow of death.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased. (Luke 2:14)

O Root of Jesse, standing as an ensign before the peoples, before whom all kings are mute, to whom the nations will do homage: Come quickly to deliver us.

O Adonai and ruler of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Law on Sinai: Come with an outstretched arm and redeem us.

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O Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.

Zechariah's Benedictus is the least-known of the canticles that the Church has sung throughout her history. In Lutheran liturgies, it is used as the primary canticle for the Order of Morning Prayer. It is also an alternate canticle for the Te Deum in Matins. The Benedictus is the second of four canticles passed down through Church history that are reactions to the great announcements of the season...

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Mary’s Magnificat is one of the canticles that the Church has sung throughout her history. In Lutheran liturgies, it is used as the primary canticle for the afternoon and evening offices—Vespers and Evening Prayer. The Magnificat is the first of four canticles passed down through Church history that are reactions to the great announcements of the season of Advent.

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The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do...

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The Formula of Concord is the last of the Lutheran Confessions to be written. It is the work of six marvelous theologians who sought to bring together the two opposing sides that had developed in the Lutheran Reformation. They bring both groups back to Scripture to proclaim and confess the truth on twelve truly important articles of faith.

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commande...

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