Because I, Pastor Burns, now have time enough to work on this sort of thing, FLCBenton.com is under rapid development! Please visit the site, poke around, and tell me what you think, and anything you would like to see added or changed. It ought to work on any computer, tablet or smartphone. If you areContinue reading “First Lutheran Website”
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The Most Important Words
The Words of Institution are the most important words ever spoken. They are about the most important thing that ever occurred. They are spoken by the most important person who ever lived. The Words of Institution are about the meaning of the death of Jesus, and they are delivered by Jesus Himself within hours ofContinue reading “The Most Important Words”
Does Baptism “Save”? And if it Does, Does it Save Infants?
Some Christians believe it is wrong to speak about Baptism “saving”. They say that only Jesus saves, that Baptism is only an action commanded by Christ, that it is meant to be an outward sign of the believer’s faith, and that it is at most, perhaps, also a sign of what the Holy Spirit accomplishesContinue reading “Does Baptism “Save”? And if it Does, Does it Save Infants?”
Faith Doesn’t Save
“Faith” by itself is meaningless. No one just has “faith”. “Faith” has to be in something. So, to speak intelligently of faith, we must speak both of the act of believing, and in the thing believed. People believe things. They don’t just “believe”. According to the Scripture, “saving faith” does not save because it isContinue reading “Faith Doesn’t Save”
The Gospel
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel,” Paul said, “for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes” (Rom 1:16). The Gospel is the power of salvation. Not the Bible, not Scripture, but the Gospel. On the Last Day, “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will beContinue reading “The Gospel”
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