Tag: Matthew 5:13-20
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (Matthew 5:13-20)
There are two errors that we can fall into with good works: One error is that we can prove to God and others by our actions that we are good. The proof that we are right with God is that we are busy doing the things God apparently wants. This happens in many Christian churches…
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Distinguishing Law and Gospel (Matthew 5:13-20)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany + February 5, 2017 Text: Matthew 5:13-20 C.F.W. Walther once wrote, “The true knowledge of the distinction between the Law and the Gospel is not only a glorious light, affording the correct understanding of the entire Holy Scriptures, but without this knowledge Scripture is and…