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In Devotional Readings from Luther's Works, compiled by Rev. John Sander 1915/2019 Augustana Book Concern, we find for the Eleventh Day of Christmas, January 4th, this excerpt of Luther: "Some there are, particularly among our modern high schoolmen, who say: Forgiveness of sins and justification depend altogether on the divine imputation of grace; God's imputation is sufficient. He to whom God does not reckon sin, is justified; he to whom God reckons sin, is not justified."
Martin Luther calls the above a "deplorable theory" and "abominable error." This is exactly the way the pastors and scholars who follow the UOJ teaching of CFW Walther speak when they say that the entire world has been pronounced forgiven and righteous in Christ before and without faith. Luther went on to say "...it is the apostle's practice to speak always of faith in Jesus Christ, and he makes mention of Jesus Christ with a frequency surprising to one unacquainted with the important doctrine of faith in him." In other words, Luther never mentioned an objective justification outside of faith; contrariwise, Luther said that without the important doctrine of faith "...our learned university doctors no longer know Christ."
Below are two articles of Polycarp Leyser that are apropos to learning Justification:
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I was criticized early this morning by a young, faithful, Christian lady for my view, which btw is the view of the Book of Concord, the Bible and Martin Luther. She reprimanded me for my ignorance of Justification saying that Objective Justification does not mean that everyone is saved. Here's the problem: The doctrinal position of the Missouri Synod in the 1932 Brief Statement, on the Article of Justification, says "Scripture teaches that God has already declared the whole world to be righteous in Christ..." That means that God has already pronounced the entire world sinless and righteous in Christ before faith and without regard to faith. This is false and misleading at the least. All sinners are NOT in Christ prior to coming to faith by the means of grace. But, alas, people must believe (according to UOJ) that mankind is already righteous prior to faith. Scripture nowhere states this twisted doctrine. Atonement for the sins of the whole world, Yes; Justification a righteousness before faith, Never.
ReplyDeleteYou are very good at faithfully teaching the Christian Gospel and correcting error, thank you for your works Pastor Shrader.
ReplyDeleteExcellent quote from Sander's book - and especially appreciate your insights. The more we learn about UOJ, the worse it becomes.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to where people can get the book: https://www.lutheranlibrary.org/249-sander-devotional-readings-luthers-works/
It is my great privilege to have the capacity, at the present time, to study such a precious doctrine as justification by faith. I thank God for faithful Christians like you, Glen, within your generation, and also for the work that both you and Alec continue to do in the service of our Lord.
ReplyDeleteIt’s amazing how often I’ve seen UOJ advocates assert that UOJ can be found in Luther’s writings, when what you have written above shows so clearly that it is not there and that he would have strongly opposed it. Thank you for providing this information.
ReplyDeleteThe false teaching of UOJ is obviously nothing new, and has been soundly refuted by faithful Lutheran teachers. Why then, is it still being brought forth so strongly today?
From one dinosaur to another, I appreciate your comments. As far as why Lutheran teachers, pastors, and scholars today still defend UOJ, it is my belief that they are too proud to admit that they could have been wrong all these years. This dinosaur, on the other hand, admitted such when the "light was turned on" in my mind by Greg Jackson who was instrumental in focusing me on justification by faith and enabled me to see that Huber and Walther were actually the false teachers regarding this precious doctrine.
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