This is Romans in 5. You’re going to sin. But God’s got some Good News. You’re going to be saved, and you’re going to learn to fight sin. But you’ll still sin and when you do, what’s going to happen? God’s got more good news for you to keep on saving you! That’s the book of Romans!
Crucial Conversations 029 | I’m With Him
How can we say that you can be assured of your salvation while at the same time saying that you can lose your salvation? This is a contradiction. How do we resolve it?
Bible Study @ OSL | John 1:30-35
This week we discuss the baptism of Jesus and who you can trust to tell you the truth about Jesus.
Crucial Conversations 028 | Baptism Isn’t a Bubble Bath
There are many ways to talk about baptism. Some good, some bad and some downright awkward. And then there are the times we speak of baptism in a way that not even Scripture speaks.
Anchored In Christ 008 | The Results are in…You’re a Sinner
What exactly gets washed away in our baptism? Do we still remain sinners? Does original sin remain? Pastor Richard answers a viewer question about original sin this week.
Anchored In Christ 006 | The Pursuit of Sinners
Many who saw John’s baptism refused to repent of their sins. And yet Christ came to pursue sinners nonetheless. His baptism by John was the beginning of this!
Crucial Conversations 015 | The Rebaptism Experience
This week Peter and Kevin dig a bit deeper on what it looks like to discuss doctrine through the lens of Jesus by answering a listener question about rebaptism.
Crucial Conversations 011 | When God Buries You – The Large Catechism (Audio)
In our Western context baptism is a work. An ordinance. Something we do out of obedience alone, but which works nothing in us. An outward sign of an inward commitment. And because we are good Lutherans, what do we do? Get triggered! “It’s not a symbol, it saves! It’s not our work, it’s God’s work! It’s not obedience, it’s grace!” But there’s another way to engage…without being triggered.
Crucial Conversations 011 | When God Buries You – The Large Catechism (Video)
In our Western context baptism is a work. An ordinance. Something we do out of obedience alone, but which works nothing in us. An outward sign of an inward commitment. And because we are good Lutherans, what do we do? Get triggered! “It’s not a symbol, it saves! It’s not our work, it’s God’s work! It’s not obedience, it’s grace!” But there’s another way to engage…without being triggered.