Tag: luther
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Looking Back – The Evil Before US, a history from Ezra
Ezra, Looking Back Picture the priest Ezra speaking to the builders and worshipers in Jerusalem: You know well how we have come to this place and the work which is before us. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,…
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Crushed
Let’s get something straight: You are not good enough for Heaven. I am not even good enough for my church, my wife or my child. If we cannot do enough good works to earn our place with a Holy God, how will we ever pay what we owe for our many sins? Answer: We can not.…
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Nun danket alle Gott
“Now thank we all our God” is a popular Christian hymn. It is a translation from the German “Nun danket alle Gott”, written circa 1636 by Martin Rinkart (1586–1649), which in turn was inspired by Sirach, chapter 50 verses 22–24, from the praises of Simon the high priest. It was translated into English in the 19th Century by Catherine Winkworth. Modern…