Walther: "The Gospel is a message of Joy."

Luther says, "See, then, that you do not turn Christ into a new Moses or Christ's Gospel into a book of law or instruction." The Gospel is not a book of the Law - or even a book on instruction - but a message of joy. People cannot rejoice over it too soon, and whenever it enters their heart, their joy is a heavenly joy.

C.F.W. Walther

Law and Gospel, p. 323

27th Evening Lecture, May 8th, 1885