I’m happy for you, my friend! Thanks for sharing that! Truly! Welcome home. God’s peace.

@ExtraNosAcademy Thank you for rapping biblical truth! This 60 yr old white boy wants more Lutheran rap!! 🙂

Amen, my bro! Encouraging to hear, for sure! Thx for posting! 🫡

Thanks a billi!! Truly!!

That’s so FIRE, bro!! Let’s gooo!! I hope you’re experiencing the joy I am by drinking deeply from the Book of Concord!! Let’s goooo!! 😤🔥😤🔥

😂 Thx bro! 😂

Eisegesis

agreed

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Lol I noticed that, too. 😆 The name doesn’t hold as much weight seeing baptism is taught as a time to prove how sincere you are to others and to God. Certainly, not a means of salvific grace in that space. I sympathize, though. I was taught that and taught it to others for 18 years. Yikes! Yep, praying for them, also. Thanks for posting, bro! 🫡

Thanks for commenting. God’s peace. 1. Jesus does not need to be “saved.” He is the God-man. His baptism was to fulfill all righteousness according to Matthew 3:15 “But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.” 2. Jesus’s baptism was for us. To take on our sin and lawlessness. Our baptism is in His. We died when he went under. We raised when He came out the water. We are pleasing to God because Jesus was declared to be pleasing to the Father in His baptism as the Holy Spirit descended on him like a dove. 3. Where is the Bible does it say, “baptism is definitely a public proclamation?” Can you cite any passage that teaches that? 4. The Bible is clear: Acts 22:16 “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’” And (to list a few): 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” By faith alone, one receives the forgiveness of sins through baptism, as the Holy Spirit says. Baptism is God’s work; not ours. He gives the gift of faith to receive forgiveness via baptism. Again, please post scriptures *specifically* on baptism (not faith alone, thus changing the subject) to make your claim that baptism is a public proclamation. Thx for engaging.

Amen. Thx for posting.

Preeeeach!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Thx for posting and for enjoying the album! I love my family in both those spaces, however, neither Rome nor the Orthodox understand justification by faith the way the Holy Spirit taught it to Paul and the other NT writers. Not to mention, their views on the Sacraments go beyond scripture and the early Church fathers and include too much philosophy to get at the mystery--to name but only a few reasons, respectfully. Much more can be said. Thanks for asking.

I understand we don’t see eye on eye on everything but I meant just to attend a liturgy like the cathedral basilica of st. louis is roman catholic and you went for your liturgy assignment even though you aren’t roman catholic. Would you consider a dialogue with father Josiah Trenham he comes from a protestant background. If you study the orthodox view of justification it is faith that works through love and this teaching comes from the fathers. Works alone salvation is condemned by the church. If we say we are saved by a true faith alone knowing that the true faith will produce good fruit that’s how we can reconcile sola fide with the orthodox and RC position. James 2 is pretty clear brother and St. Clement of Rome does say we are justified by faith but he also goes on to mention Abraham’s works in reference to James 2:24. I heavily considered lutheranism brother but it was challenging because I had to discern between confessional and progressive lutherans it was hard. while with orthodox all churches are confessional all churches are conservative and there’s even a western rite now which looks very similar to the lutheran and latin mass. I also didn’t understand why Luther ended monasticism it goes back to the ancient times of the church he a monk married a nun and helped many monks and nuns leave. I also didn’t understand why lutherans don’t have the deutercanon because it has references in the bible. Jesus celebrating Hanukkah found in 2 Maccabees. a portion of the Lord’s prayer from sirach, The one looking for a better resurrection in Hebrews 11 etc and those books were chosen at the councils of rome carthage and hippo along with the NT canon but other than those things man I can admire Lutherans have a lot more in common with the historic church and I appreciate that Luther wanted to reform the church not erase everything. There’s a former lutheran pastor in my church

Thx bro!

My pleasure, bro! 🫡

It is! Thx for posting!

That part! Thx for posting!

Thx a billi!