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I do have much animosity in my heart for a perversion of the Word & God’s sent Word, wherever I believe perversions exist – including, I would like to be able to say with a clear conscience, mainly within myself; but even as I write this I know I can not say that truthfully with a clear conscience. Therefore it is good, much more than good but words fail, to know God has through the times of this old-world’s existence kept & propagated His Word. It borders on idiocy to think I must say so, I do so for myself only, that He is quite capable of protecting His Word from eternity past through eternity future.
But still the animosity I have in my heart for my own, and/or others, perversions lingers. So the Law is doing more of its work as it points out to my conscience my personnel by-nature-I-am sinful-and-unclean-self-pride & much, much more.

Thank you Brother.
Indeed the elect have very soft consciouses that feel pain when sin is brought to us by the Holy Spirit. One of the marks of election is a passion for the word of God and righteous anger when it is misused or misrepresented.

Let us all be angry and sin not in the coming year

Greetings RnMomof7:

Blessings & Happy New Year to you & yours.

A couple of years ago one of our pastors, in a class I was in, told us students that he longed for the day when someone would spy on our freedom.

I am now thinking about the freedom we have in Christ. That of course leads me to Galatians, but I have yet to stumble on the verse & Galatians leads me to include Luther's commentary.

And for a momentary diversion, for my mind runs that way, I thought this about Luther; & as you will see about you.

I have no doubt that the devil hunkered around Luther, & mainly around Luther, in an attempt at diversion/perversion of the scripture. Some laugh at Luther as superstitious; I marvel that he stayed on track as much as he did. To my mind a perfect experience for God to instill into him the words, with understanding to support them, of “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

Bet you’ve never heard that one – just kidding of course.

You have been an encouragement to me & it pleases me that I have likewise to you on occasion; & of course we both know where the credit goes.