The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1885, Page 34

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

‘Hating the Lutherans.

3. The denominations declare that in the
Lorn’s Surrer there is only bread and wine

A lady who spent some time’ at a celebrated |in ‘‘remembrance”’ of Christ; that the Body
watering-place, found members of various de-|and Blood of Christ are not truly present in,

nominations stopping at the same hotel. She
expresses her surprise and annoyance that these
" people declared that they “Hated the Luther-
ans.”’? And why? Because the Lutherans did
not admit that the points of doctrine, on which
these denominations differ from the Lutheran

Church, were of little or no account. This is} with the ‘‘true Body of Christ.’

with and under the bread and wine, but ab-
sent in heaven. Lutherans maintain, on the
testimony of the Lord and His apostle, that
the ‘‘cup of blessing”’ is in union with the ‘‘true
Blood of Jesus Christ’? which “cleanseth us
from all sins,’’ and that the “ bread’”’ is in union
That this

certainly a miserable ‘‘reason”’ for ‘‘hating’’| presence of Christ’s Body and Blood is a posi-

the Lutherans.

differences which separate the denominations] belief or unbelief of the communicant.

from us, and see wherein they consist.

Look at but a few of the| tive reality, which does not depend upon the

That
all who commune receive the same Body and

‘(For the ‘‘Lutheran Pioncer.’’)

The Nature and Office of the Law and of
the Gospel.

The Jaw shows us our sin. Rom. 3, 20.
The gospel shows usa remedy forit. John 1,29.

The law shows us our condemnation. Rom.
7, 9. 10.
The gospel shows us our redemption. Col. 1, 14.

The law is the word of wrath. Rom. 4, 15.
The gospel is the word of grace. Acts 20, 32.
The Jaw is the word of despair. Deut. 27, 26.
The gospel is the word of comfort. Luke 2, 14.
The law is the word of unrest. Rom. 7, 13.
The gospel is the word of peace. Eph. 2, 17.
OBE.

- BETHANIA.

A Lutheran Missionary Station in Africa.

1. The denominations look upon the Word
of God simply as a ‘‘guide,”’ whilst Lutherans
claim for it much more. It is the ‘‘Power of
God unto salvation.’? Where this Word has
not come we find nothing but darkness, heath-
enism and spiritual death. The Word is the
great means of grace, without which we have
no salvation.

2. The denominations consider Baptism an
external ceremony, and in consequence large
numbers neglect it as of little importance.
Gutherans claim that it is God's work, by which
He forgives sin, regenerates man ‘and imparts

“unto him the Holy Ghost. It is ‘‘the wash-

" ing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy

‘Ghost.’’ Peter says: ‘‘Be baptized every one of

rou. . . for the remission of sins, and ye shall

receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” “Baptism

loth also now save us.’? We are therein ‘born
again of Water and of the Spirit.’

Blood of Christ; that the unbeliever, who does
‘not discern the Lord’s Body,’’ becomes ‘‘guilty
of the Body and Blood of Christ’’ and ‘‘eats
and drinks condemnation”’ to himself; whilst
the believer receives ‘‘remission of sins, life and
salvation’’ in this sacrament.

These are but three points which concern
mans salvation, in which Lutherans, on the
testimony of God’s Word, affirm, what the de-
nominations, led by the sinful reason of man,
deny.

Our Saviour tells us that if we love Him we
will keep His words. And because we maintain
His word we are hated. We cannot prevent
this. Yet, whilst we may be censured for
firmly maintaining- God’s truth we find com-
fort in our Lord’s assurance (Luke 6, 22.):
‘Blessed are ye when men shall HATE you. . . for

the Son of man’s sake.”
—Church Messenger.

Read the Bible.

“If we really believe the Bible to be ‘the
oracles of God,’ let us each resolve to read it
more and more every year we live. In a day
of many books and tracts and periodicals and
newspapers—in a day of business, hurry, bustle,
competition, and running to and fro—I doubt
whether there is as much quiet, private Bible
reading as there was two centuries ago. Let
us beware of neglecting the daily study of the
Bible. Let us try to get it rooted in our
memories and engrafted in our hearts. Let
us be thoroughly well provisioned with it against
the voice of death. Who knows but we may
have a very stormy passage? Sight and hear-
ing may fail us, and we may be in deep waters.
Oh! to have the word ‘hid in our hearts,’ and
‘dwelling in us richly,’ in such an hour a8
that!” (Psalm 119, 11. Col. 3, 16.)