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Ep. 12: Adiaphora isn’t Adiaphora

Every single thing you do in church — both the traditions explicitly given in the Bible, but also the smaller stuff — should point you to Jesus. If it does, it’s good. If it doesn’t, it’s bad. But it’s definitely not meaningless. The things that we do, the space we do them in are all meaningful. They aren’t “worship” in and of themselves, but they help us understand and convey the truth of the doctrines we hold. What you believe influences what you do and what you do influences what you believe. When you believe a thing, it’ll change your behavior. When you behave a certain way, it’ll change how you think about it. 

 

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As Lutheran As It Gets

68: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 3

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading and discussion of Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes on the power of the law. How does God use his word of law to curb our sinful urges and cravings, drive us to Jesus for salvation, and instruct Christians in their vocations?

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon, p. 81f

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Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact.

Please rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts, via https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/as-lutheran-as-it-gets/id1288159643?mt=2.

And as always, don’t forget Pr. Gillespie’s coffee for your caffeinated needs.

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67: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 2

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley dive back into Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes. More on the power the law, how God works through the law to reveal our sin, and distinguishing between afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted in pastoral care.         

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon

Show Notes:

Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact.

Please rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts, via https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/as-lutheran-as-it-gets/id1288159643?mt=2.

And as always, don’t forget Pr. Gillespie’s coffee for your caffeinated needs.

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66: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law

Martin Luther referred to Philip’s Loci Communes as “one of the clearest statements of the Christian religion ever written.” With this in mind, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Philip Melancthon’s Loci on the power of the law and the gospel.  What is the power of the Law? What distinguishes God’s Word of Law from human definitions of the law?

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon

Show Notes:

Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact.

Please rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts, via https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/as-lutheran-as-it-gets/id1288159643?mt=2.

And as always, don’t forget Pr. Gillespie’s coffee for your caffeinated needs.