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Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul

. "Lord have mercy on me, a sinner." I pray that prayer many times a day. In almost 7 decades on this earth I know that I have never been able to live as I ought. Sin is a part of everything I think, say, and do. I'm just the kind of person that Jesus came here for.

@Wes4less @WWUTTcom Uh oh! Better ignore that text 😅

If God says, “I am the vine,” do you believe He’s a plant?

Today is Reformation Day. It would be better if it were known as Freedom Day. Freedom from Death, Sin, the Law, the Devil and the Pope. Let freedom ring today, let the bird fly.

@Lutheran_Dad That's a sad read. Very similar to my situation

Went to a harvest festival at the only confessional Lutheran congregation within several towns (next nearest is 4 towns over). We were the only ones there. It was so awkward.

@PastorDDodson Amen! We just read this at the table. My children are getting baptized tomorrow.

“Baptism now saves you, it is an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ”(1 Pet 3:21). Believer, you can appeal to God that by virtue of your baptism you are clean before Him.

@justin_perdue Thank you for this! Great video. Spot on

@pudicat11 @jonathanhayash Making you feel guilty will encourage you to work... In order to alleviate your guilt. Wrong motivation.

@jonathanhayash None of us prays, reads the Bible, or loves God & neighbor as we ought. Even before social media existed. We are born into sin & remain sinners for life. Enter Jesus. The One loves & forgives sinners.

One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. - John Piper

It really is creative exegesis if none of the passages about baptism are about baptisms

Churches hosting parties on the Tuesday 31st October be like "IT'S NOT A HALLOWEEN PARTY"

@uncle_deluge fact

This channel is evil

@lukeappleton We go around giving gospel tracts and end up eating lots of free sweets. What's not to like?

Some Christians defend celebrating Halloween! They even say its a Christian festival... Does this look very Christian to you?

Verse of the day: At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” John 6:52

@WWUTTcom Whatever that means... "Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."

Jesus: “I am the door.” Catholic: “He’s not really a door.” Jesus: “This is my body.” Catholic: “LITERALLY!!”

*Lutheran* "The Russians bombed the building over there, the entire household died" 😢 *Baptist* "Thank God nothing happened to the children" *Lutheran* "What?!"

@Acts17David Both?

What does a Hamas terrorist think when he sees a 5-year-old girl?

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. - Gal. 2:20 Luther: The righteousness Paul is speaking about here is external and comes from Christ living in us. It’s not internal, and it doesn’t come from ourselves. So if we are concerned about Christian righteousness, we must completely set aside the self. If I focus on myself, then I become concerned about works and become subject to the law—whether I intend to or not. Instead, Christ and my conscience must become one so that I see nothing else except the crucified and risen Christ. If I ignore Christ and look only at myself, then I am ruined. Soon I begin thinking, “Christ is in heaven; I am on earth. How can I come to him? I will try to live a holy life and do what the law requires so that I will find eternal life.” If I consider myself—my condition and what I should be doing—then I will always lose sight of Christ. He alone is my righteousness and my life. If I lose him, no one else will be able to help me. Despair and condemnation will certainly follow. Unfortunately, this happens all the time. When facing temptation or death, it’s natural for us to ignore Christ and look at our own lives. If we aren’t strengthened through faith during those times, we will perish. So during these struggles of conscience, we must learn to let go of ourselves. We must forget about the law and works. They only drive us to look at ourselves. Instead, we must turn our eyes directly toward the bronze snake, Christ, the one nailed to the cross (John 3:14). We must fix our gaze upon him. Luther, Martin. Faith Alone (p. 267). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

Legalism and antinomianism are closer to one another than either is to the gospel. The gospel is not found in the right balancing out of the two. It is antithetical to both of them.

“Falling from grace” does not mean sinning, it means relying upon your own righteousness to be justified before God.