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 "I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ my Lord or come to Him...."  (The Lutheran Small Catechism).

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 “The distinction between law and Gospel is an especially brilliant light which serves the purpose that the Word of God may be rightly divided and the writings of the holy prophets and apostles may be explained and understood correctly” (Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration V.1).

Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father

This was one of my recent contributions as a “Liturgical Gangsta” over at Michael Spencer’s “Internet Monk.”  The question on the table was “What does this mean - Be perfect as your Father in heaven is

 Mollie "Get Religion" Hemmingway reports that the United Nations "Human Rights Council" (stop and savor the oxymoron) has passed a resolution sponsored by that paragon of progressive thinking Pakistan to limit the criticism of religions in general and (you guessed it) Islam in particular.  Ms.