# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S10
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“the aggressiveness . to carry the. banhers of Christ forward’ as God °
can. well expect of : us. : hey. will: ‘help us “to” search ood ty .
our, ways... -
“If we find, as. we" garely, shall find, that we’ have: ‘been foo. op
‘negligent and indifferent; let us turn again. unto. the Lord.: Let: us.)
plead for forgiveness.’ : Then: with sins - for, ‘let us approach
our, ‘responsibilities. anew. . “cannot help: fee. that- our Church’
: occupies an- advantageous ‘position.: By ‘God's: ‘grace’ we have: |,"
the: message, ‘of * justification. by ‘faith in Jésus; the! message’ of.
_ salvation: solely in the blood: of the crucified’“Redeemer.’ While .
a many have left: these: -eternal mogrings: ‘and ’.are tossed. about help-
an he 7 - Tessly upon the storm-lashed sea ‘of Modernism,’ God: Has preserved |
by * for us the’ pure “teachings of His: Word. Fellow , Lutherans, . can
“ anyone. doubt that God did this for a purpose? May: God:give us
the grace’ to appreciate this and ‘the courage to ‘go: forward! - .
Or ‘shall the present world situation discourage, disheartén;.“and :
‘hinder us?. God: forbid!.. Let us ‘remember that we aré: working:
in Christ’s Kingdoni. Our Savior still’ rules the world: He. “has
‘not abdicated: His throne, nor will, He ever. abdicate it: “Let us:
bola have ‘confidence in Him ‘and. in: His power.: In that spirit: we:
wre approach the’ work of: our convention in.- Wesus! name. - Amen. .