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September 2018

September 28, 2018

Why is Contemporary Conservative Lutheranism So Confused About God’s Law?

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne I attempt to give an answer to that question in...

September 28, 2017

Dissecting the Readily Hijack-able “Radical Lutheranism” with Todd Wilken

Post by Nathan Rinne. Please note: Pastor Wilken's comments are in blue alone. The rest...

September 18, 2017

Review of CPH’s New “So-Called Third Use of the Law” Book

Post by Nathan Rinne For non-Lutherans, CPH is "Concordia Publishing House". For upset Lutherans,...

September 12, 2017

Completely Impartial Book Review of Pastor Jordan Cooper’s Lex Aeterna

Yes, its not impartial. : ) I write for this blog for a reason. Anyway,...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Top Ten Law Sections of the New Testament Epistles That Can Encourage the Christian

Post by Nathan Rinne "And his commandments are not burdensome. For everyone who has been...

March 2017

March 14, 2017

My critique of Gerhard Forde has been published

My book length critique of Gerhard Forde's understanding of the law is now available. Here...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

A New Q&A Program!

On today's program, I spent time answering listener questions on a variety of topics. This...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

Christians are Evil Hypocrites Who Always Need Threats from the Law

Post by Nathan Rinne "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

The First Table of the Commandments’ Relationship to the Third Use of the Law (Part II of II)

Post by Nathan Rinne I really don't want anyone to feel like they should read...

February 05, 2016

The First Table of the Commandments’ Relationship to the Third Use of the Law (Part I of II)

Post by Nathan Rinne During the 16th century...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Why Every Christian Should be Tempted by “Radical Lutheranism”

Post by Nathan Rinne (Or at least some aspects of “Radical Lutheranism”) There is evidence...

July 17, 2015

Diagnosing Christian Bad Boy Syndrome

Post by Nathan Rinne Actually, I am dealing with Lutheran bad boys in particular here,...

July 07, 2015

Is “You May Not Use Your Conscience to Guide My Behavior” a Christian Way of Speaking?

Post by Nathan Rinne "The aim of our charge is love that issues from a...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

The Second and Third Uses of the Law: Coram Deo-Coram Mundo

One of the distinctive characteristics of Lutheran theology in contradistinction to Reformed theology is the...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

A Response to Pastor Matt Richards and Dr. Jack Kilcrease Regarding the Third Use of the Law

NOTE: When it comes to the best way of how to understand Christian anthropology, I...

November 11, 2014

Pr. Richard's "Scaer-quotes" in context

On Sunday Pr. Matt Richard posted an excerpt from Dr. David Scaer's book Law and Gospel...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

The Third Use of the Law in the Large Catechism

In some contemporary debates regarding the third use of the Law, it is contended that...

October 14, 2014

Sermon on the Ten Commandments

This is a sermon preached by Rev. Rich Shields on the Ten Commandments. This message...

September 2014

September 06, 2014

Gerhard Forde's view of the Law — an excerpt from Law, Life, and the Living God, by Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

Do you like what you read here? Does it pique your curiosity? Use the link...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray on "Gospel Reductionism"

From Ch. 3, "American Lutheranism, 1961-76: A Period of Extremes"... (Nota Bene: boldface emphases mine....

July 08, 2014

The Law is Holy, Just and Good: An Evaluation of Joseph Prince's Approach to Law and Gospel

This article delves into the theology of Joseph Prince's book Destined to Reign, more specifically, his...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

What exactly is the problem with Gerhard Forde and the "Radical Lutherans"

UPDATE - Complementary Listening: "A Critique of the Theology of Gerhard Forde." Reposted from the...