tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post104818152852885646..comments2023-05-25T07:17:05.918-04:00Comments on Abide in My Word: An Excerpt from . . .Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-7579764390851458002010-12-13T15:23:42.118-05:002010-12-13T15:23:42.118-05:00If you're preparing for Christmas read Klenig,...If you're preparing for Christmas read Klenig, Leviticus, pp 50-51, as you say it is all gold.Rev. Larry Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994537145549638348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-58335039818444057792010-12-13T15:03:10.301-05:002010-12-13T15:03:10.301-05:00Larry,
Thanks for sharing the Kleinig quote - his...Larry,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the Kleinig quote - his Leviticus commentary is pure gold! Actually, I was neither thinking at random or reacting to anything bothering me . . . just reading a little Luther (imagine that - a Lutheran pastor reading Luther - craziness!) in my prep to get started on Christmas sermons, and thought I'd share. :)Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-23514458347724888192010-12-13T14:49:31.401-05:002010-12-13T14:49:31.401-05:00"Human beings do not determine which gifts ar..."Human beings do not determine which gifts are acceptable to the Lord, nor can they decide by themselves if He is indeed pleased with them. The Lord Himself does that FOR[emphasis mine] them. By His Word He establishes the rite that is to be enacted and the purpose of its enactment. His Word not only prescribes which offering is to be presented, and how, but it also announces what He Himself promises to accomplish through it."<br />Klenig, Leviticus, p. 42<br /><br />Were you just thinking at random or is something still bothering you....too?<br /><br />Rev. Larry WrightRev. Larry Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994537145549638348noreply@blogger.com