The Title Page Sets The Tone
I was very pleased to find this on the Title Page of my new (and first ever!) Lutheran Study Bible that arrived by mail yesterday:
Faithful and true. Amen!
In a Lutheran Layman's terms, the Title Page sets the tone before one even begins reading.
Personally, I appreciated the reminder to always approach the Word of God with reverence, and to recognize the awesome blessing and privilege we have in free and unrestricted access to the holy Word itself, because I think we can tend to take it for granted at times.
[NOTE: As you know, I am a newly converted Confessional Lutheran who recently escaped American Evangelicalism. That being said, please contact me ASAP if you believe that any of my "old beliefs" seem to have crept their way into any of the material you see published here, and especially if any of the content is not consistent with Lutheran doctrine -- in other words, if it's not consistent with God's Word -- so that I can correct those errors immediately and not lead any of His little ones astray. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Grace and peace to you and yours!]
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"Whoever believes and holds to Christ's Word, heaven stands open to him, hell is shut, the devil is imprisoned, sins are forgiven, and he is a child of eternal life. That is what this book teaches you -- the Holy Scripture -- and no other book on earth."
*- Martin Luther (WA 48:155)
Faithful and true. Amen!
In a Lutheran Layman's terms, the Title Page sets the tone before one even begins reading.
Personally, I appreciated the reminder to always approach the Word of God with reverence, and to recognize the awesome blessing and privilege we have in free and unrestricted access to the holy Word itself, because I think we can tend to take it for granted at times.
[NOTE: As you know, I am a newly converted Confessional Lutheran who recently escaped American Evangelicalism. That being said, please contact me ASAP if you believe that any of my "old beliefs" seem to have crept their way into any of the material you see published here, and especially if any of the content is not consistent with Lutheran doctrine -- in other words, if it's not consistent with God's Word -- so that I can correct those errors immediately and not lead any of His little ones astray. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Grace and peace to you and yours!]
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