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Wrestling with Theology
Hosted by Rev. Doug Minton · EN
Join me as I wrestle with the truth and understanding of God's Word from a Lutheran perspective. There is also a fantasy wrestling league which is run weekly.
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Large Catechism: Everything We Expect from God (LC II 1-8)
4d ago00:10:26Tap to summarizeSo far we have heard the first part of Christian doctrine. We have seen all that God wants us to do or not to do. Now there properly follows the Creed, which sets forth to us everything that we must expect and receive from God. To state it quite briefly, the Creed teaches us to know Him fully [Ephesians 3:19]. (1)https://open.spotify.com/show/27tIOK9gdKZ0HrEgIJ4DiJ
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Reflection of the First Commandment (LC I 324-333)
4w ago00:11:08Tap to summarizeSo the First Commandment is to shine and give its splendor to all the others. Therefore, you must let this declaration run through all the commandments. It is like a hoop in a wreath, joining the end to the beginning and holding them all together. Let it be continually repeated and not forgotten, as the Second Commandment says, so that we fear God and do not take His name in vain for cursing, lying, deceiving, and other ways of leading men astray, or trickery. But we make proper and good use of His name by calling upon Him in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving, derived from love and trust according to the First Commandment. In the same way such fear, love, and trust is to drive and force us not to despise His Word, but gladly to learn it, hear it, value it holy, and honor it. (326)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Close of the Commandments (LC I 311-323)
Jul 600:17:52Tap to summarizeI am of the opinion, indeed, that here one will find his hands full ‹and will have enough› to do to keep these commandments: meekness, patience, love towards enemies, chastity, kindness, and other such virtues and their implications [Galatians 5:22–23]. But such works are not of value and make no display in the world’s eyes. For these are not peculiar and proud works. They are not restricted to particular times, places, rites, and customs. They are common, everyday, household works that one neighbor can do for another. Therefore, they are not highly regarded. (313)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Crooked Business Practices (LC I 303-310)
Jun 2900:12:31Tap to summarizeIn common trade, one carefully slips something out of another’s hand, so that the latter must watch out. Or one person surprises and cheats another in a matter where he sees advantage and benefit for himself. Then the person who was cheated, perhaps on account of distress or debt, cannot regain or redeem the property without damage. The other person gains the half or even more. Yet this property must not be considered as taken by fraud or stolen, but honestly bought. Here they say, “First come, first served,” and “Everyone must look to his own interest, let another get what he can.” Who can be so smart to come up with all these ways in which one can get many things into his possession by such believable arguments? The world does not consider this wrong and will not notice that the neighbor is placed at a disadvantage by this, by sacrificing what he cannot spare without harm. Yet no one wishes for someone to do this to himself. From this we can easily see that such devices and arguments are false.
Transcribe →Large Catechism: What Is Coveting? (LC I 292-302)
Jun 2200:16:05Tap to summarizeThis last commandment, therefore, is given not for cheaters in the eyes of the world. It is for the most pious, who want to be praised and to be called honest and upright people. For they have not offended against the former commandments, as especially the Jewish people claimed to live, and are even now many great noblemen, gentlemen, and princes. For the other common masses belong yet further down, under the Seventh Commandment, as people who are hardly concerned about whether they gain their possessions with honor and right. (300)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Am I Called to Speak Out? (LC I 279-291)
Jun 1500:13:33Tap to summarizeAll this has been said about secret sins. But where the sin is quite public, so that the judge and everybody know about it, you can without any sin shun the offender and let him go his own way, because he has brought himself into disgrace. You may also publicly testify about him. For when a matter is public in the daylight, there can be no slandering or false judging or testifying. It is like when we now rebuke the pope with his doctrine, which is publicly set forth in books and proclaimed in all the world. Where the sin is public, the rebuke also must be public, that everyone may learn to guard against it. (284)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Public Sin (LC I 267-278)
Jun 800:16:25Tap to summarizeBut you say, “Shall I not say something if it is the truth?”Answer: “Why do you not make your accusation to regular judges?”“Ah, I cannot prove it publicly, and so I might be silenced and turned away in a harsh manner.”“Ah, indeed, do you smell the roast?”If you do not trust yourself to stand before the proper authorities and to answer well, then hold your tongue. But if you know about it, know it for yourself and not for another. For if you tell the matter to others—although it is true—you will look like a liar, because you cannot prove it. Besides, you are acting like a rascal. We should never deprive anyone of his honor or good name unless it is first taken away from him publicly. (270)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Reputation Is Everything (LC I 254-266)
Jun 200:18:28Tap to summarizeOver and above our own body, spouse, and temporal possessions, we still have another treasure—honor and good reputation [Proverbs 22:1]. We cannot do without these. For it is intolerable to live among people in open shame and general contempt. Therefore, God does not want the reputation, good name, and upright character of our neighbor to be taken away or diminished, just as with his money and possessions. He wants everyone to stand in his integrity before wife, children, servants, and neighbors. In the first place, we must consider the plainest meaning of this commandment, according to the words “You shall not bear false witness.” This applies to the public courts of justice, where a poor, innocent man is accused and oppressed by false witnesses in order to be punished in his body, property, or honor. (255-257)
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Lending to the LORD (I 246-253)
May 2500:12:28Tap to summarizeWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed (Proverbs 19:17).
Transcribe →Large Catechism: Sin Punished by Sin (I 232-245)
May 1800:18:09Tap to summarizeIn short, if you steal much, you can expect that much will be stolen from you. He who robs and gets by violence and wrong will submit to one who shall act the same way toward him. For God is master of this art. Since everyone robs and steals from one another, God punishes one thief by means of another. Or else where would we find enough gallows and ropes? (245)
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