tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post2011176143755040144..comments2024-01-02T16:09:57.364-07:00Comments on Intrepid Lutherans: Confessional Lutheran Evangelism: Confessing Scripture's Message about Good FridayIntrepid Lutheranshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867580862562801804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-50141874243210545882012-10-02T11:16:21.665-07:002012-10-02T11:16:21.665-07:00Mr. Malach,
Thanks for commenting. You're qui...Mr. Malach,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. You're quite right -- the phrase "may be" is improper here, at best it is very weak. Given the construction of the sentence, "would be" is far preferable. I noticed that phraseology as I was preparing these images for posting, and thought to myself, "That's something I would change, if these were going to be put back to use," but I decided to leave the content essentially as it was for the sake of this series, the point of which is far from providing opportunity for theological critique, but rather demonstrating the stark contrast between actually disseminating the Gospel and the anthropocentric, organization-building techniques of the Church Growth Movement. If you're eager to harp on imperfect expression, you'll see ample opportunity in all of these mailings -- as I stated in the Lenten Post, "<i>I'm sure that many could still find room in them for improvement.</i>" And to repeat, yes, I'm quite sure that they could be improved. <br /><br />(BTW, there was a definite process for approving the content and formatting of these mailings, which will be described in a future post -- even so, again, there remains, and always will remain, room for improvement).<br /><br />Thanks Again.<br /><br />Mr. Douglas LindeeMr. Douglas Lindeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326973217859277204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-31610867164505424872012-09-30T13:17:38.665-07:002012-09-30T13:17:38.665-07:00Addendum to my last comment: Please see AC XXVII:4...Addendum to my last comment: Please see AC XXVII:49: "True Christian perfection is to fear God from the heart, to have great faith, and to trust that for Christ's sake we have a God who HAS BEEN reconciled," (Concordia Edition, p. 69/57, caps added.)Warren Malachhttp://www.msn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-65337604509974376212012-09-30T12:07:30.024-07:002012-09-30T12:07:30.024-07:00"He willingly suffered and died in order that..."He willingly suffered and died in order that mankind MAY BE reconciled with His Heavenly Father." (Caps added)<br /><br />"MAY BE"? 2 Cor. 5:18-19 says "Now all things are of God, who HAS reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, God WAS in Christ, RECONCILING the world to Himself, NOT IMPUTING their tresspasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation." (Caps added)<br /><br />WHERE does the "may be" come from?<br /><br />Warren Malachhttp://www.msn.comnoreply@blogger.com