Not Just a Day but a Way of Life!

When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent” (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.

Martin Luther, 95 Theses, (Theses 1)

As Jesus taught (and Martin Luther noted), the entire life of the Christian is to be one of repentance.

But what does it mean to lead a life of “repentance”? What does it look like? And how does it become more than just a day? How does the Triune God form it into a way of life?

The good news for the remainder of 2020 (and all of our days) is that the Triune God does not keep these gifts to Himself. He superabundantly gives them through Jesus Christ. When sin and all of its consequences are revealed, the Triune God calls us to …

Repent!

Receive!

Rejoice!

(and repeat)

… and He delivers on His promises.

Here we see that God gives Himself to us completely. He gives all that He has and is able to do in order to aid and direct us in keeping the Ten Commandments. The Father gives all creatures. The Son gives His entire work. And the Holy Spirit bestows all His gifts.

– Luther’s Large Catechism Part II, The Creed (paragraph 69), Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions: Second Edition

 

The Receptive Life:

learning how to receive all of the gifts that only the Triune God can give

(12 week course, process and experience)

On Monday, November 2nd, I’ll provide a way for you to walk through a twelve-week course, process (and experience) called The Receptive Life.

I’ll act as your guide and provide you with a …

• Map of the Spiritual Territory
• A Spiritual Compass
• A Spiritual Backpack full of tools, materials and skills
• A Spiritual Itinerary that will guide you to all of the places where the Triune God has promised to give to you His gifts

 

Sign Up for the “To Whom Shall We Go?” Journey, Course and Experience

I’ll deliver this material through an online portal I’ve developed called “eXPlain it”. I’ll also support our time together with live (and recorded) ZOOM calls, blog posts, vlogs and podcasts. Click on the button below to take a tour of the “eXPlain it” portal and enroll in the “GO?” journey.  

 

The Lord bless and keep us.

As Martin Luther was fond of saying …

The devil is called the master of a thousand arts. But what shall we call God’s Word, which drives away and brings to nothing this master of a thousand arts with all his arts and power? The Word must indeed be the master of more than a hundred thousand arts.

Large Catechism, Preface (12), Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions: Second Edition