The Large Catechism – part 74
Scripture Text: Job 1:20–22
Wickedness exists because people want things their way. They want what belongs to another, or they want but will not work. They want their own will be done, not, “Thy will be done.”
The Large Catechism – part 73
Scripture Text: Judges 18:20
Have you ever noticed in the Old Testament the convention of capitalizing the word “Lord,” or sometimes “God”? These indicate a place where the consonantal name of God, YHWH...
The Large Catechism – part 72
Scripture Text: Acts 8:1–3
Name-calling, threats, imprisonment, and murder are bad enough but when they are done under the cover of religion, these things are contemptible.
The Large Catechism – part 71
Scripture Text: Judges 17:6
Micah stole a great sum of money from his mother, then returned it because he feared her curse. She then dedicated it to the Lord, evidently hoping to amend the curse that ended up being upon her son.