LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 8

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I should like ¢
of Luther, namely

the work of our Convention.
Especially since the World
peatedly met jn e
ing rest to a weary world.
eeting in Chicago these dayg

Mankind longs for res
Sentatives of nearly all natio
to devise measures for bring
great politica] conventions m
discuss thig problem.

even to Azzah
and he had Peace on a
Israel dwelt safely, eve
from Dan even to Be
Earthly rest, however

to attain this goal.
but is still in doubt
to preach the Gospel to others, nor ¢
He, however, who in Christ has fou
ing passion to make also all those
living in restlessness and anguish

Ob, that our Sy:
serenely at rest!
Reports and Me

es our Savior
“Come unto Me, all ye

Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio,

y who comes to Jesus and acce
eh. ig serenely at rest.
egnable fortress, and the peace of Go
‘nding, keeps his heart and mind thro
at 8 external to him can either decre

imioul Herein he already has the begi
‘We, dear brethren,

He dwells

divine impulse to make every one else
he has in Christ is his supreme deligh
himself, he must publish this joy to all
ing, admonishing, begging,
grace. He is thus a restless
idly hold his peace if he pos.
moved to restless activity,
life is to lead others to glo
Here Luther shows tha
the nature to make the Christian, j
restless, namely, in the consuming desire to lea

Indeed,
as to his soul’s

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As you see, brethren,
morials, very much busi
outstanding business concerns missions,

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in

nning of eternal life.

pts Him as his God and
2 secure castle, a mighty,
d, which passeth all under.
ugh Christ Jesus. Nothing
ase or increase his serenity

e Lutheran Chureh. This

urch has the genuine proclamation of Christ’s rest and through the
ood of grace offers this rest as a free gift of
God grant that we all who are assembled here
rest. What a glorious convention if this is the case!
the Lord which controls our spirits will be refi
tions, our discussions, our resolutions, ;
heavenly riches which we possess in Chris
has made for us through the blood of His cross.

True as it is, on the one hand, that the Christian is
serenely at rest, this does not imply,
tianity makes a man inactive and j
luther says, “the Christian is a restless spir
Iet us hear how Luther himself explains this. He Says: “When
a Christian begins to know Christ as His Lord an

grace to restless souls.
are possessors of this
This rest in
ected in our delibera-
All will be oriented in the
t, in the peace which Christ

a@ spirit
on the other hand, that Chris-
On the contrary, as
it serenely at rest.”

d Savior, who has
d has brought him
» his heart ig filled with the
share his bliss.
t;

the
and beseeching
spirit whilst ser
sesses God’s grace and peace.
recognizing that the 0
rify and praise his God.”
t the rest of soul whi

The treasure
but he cannot keep it for
world and extol it, teach-
others to find the same
enely at rest. He cannot
No, he ig
ne purpose of his

yet found Christ’s rest,
salvation neither has the ability
an he take pleasure in doing this.

ght thus be restless while
from the printed book of
ness lies before us. The
Christian education, and the