Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sasse Quote – Quia Subscription

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

An actual and serious doctrinal pledge can never consist in the pastor pledging himself to a confession in so far as [Quatenus] this confession agrees with the Word of God.  For it is self-evident that a confession in any church which … Continue reading →

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Sasse Quote – On the Apostolic Church

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

That the Church today is no other than the church of yesterday and of the day of Pentecost; that it today has no other doctrine than in the days of Luther and of the Formula of Concord, and then no … Continue reading →

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The Commemoration of Hermann Sasse

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

Today marks the 35th Anniversary of the death of Hermann Sasse and so today is the commemoration of this saint.  When the Church commemorates the saints, it does so for a few reasons:  first, to give thanks because in them … Continue reading →

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The Merciful Ministry of the Word – Excorcisms

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

In the Lutheran Witness, I stumbled across this great article on exorcisms: In 2009, LCMS World Relief and Human Care sponsored a Mercy Mission Expedition to Madagascar. Along with Prof. John Pless and several other seminary students, I was invited … Continue reading →

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