C.F.W. Walther
Law and Gospel p. 458
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Key to the Successes of the Missouri Synod
The longer you preach to your people in the way [Scripture describes above], the more they will praise God for giving them such a pastor. If you should comb through all of church history - trust me on this - you will see that, despite its weaknesses and its defects, there are few church bodies that have seen the successes that our synod has. That is not because of our cleverness. It is not because of our hard work. It is not because of our self-denial. No, the true reason is that we have preached the genuine Gospel to the people.
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Pastor,
Thank you for sharing Dr. Walther's wisdom and insight. May these words be heard in Houston next month.
In Christ,
MD Peters
May God, in His mercy, grant us leadership which will not seek to "grow the church" by the cleverness of their own inventions and programs, but let God work through the preaching of His Word, including that word of Law but also Gospel.
We need our focus on Biblical teachings, not on trying to divine what will attract the culture and appeal to them. God makes His Word have effect, apart from our manipulations.
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