tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post1414365919224930468..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: You don't know what you've got til its gone. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-34445890180908413792017-04-01T15:07:07.525-05:002017-04-01T15:07:07.525-05:00One should never say "sola Christus." No...One should never say "sola Christus." Not unless one is a member of Her Church (a wacko ELCA congregation in--where else?--California). Instead the proper form is solus Christus.<br /><br />Also, trying to combine the English "solo" with various Latin nouns just makes the whole thing bizarre. I think there is a better way to express what you are trying to say. Reading things like "solo fide" is like fingernails on a chalkboard.James Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159737422545602449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54036760439653872162017-04-01T07:28:52.768-05:002017-04-01T07:28:52.768-05:00. We have been greatly influenced by the so called.... We have been greatly influenced by the so called experts of our time, credentialed professionals and educated people who many of us felt were more knowledgeable about certain topics than we were. This is an ongoing mistake. Not all ideas are good ones. Not all points of view are correct. Even a consensus does not mean we are doing the right thing. In a consensus, we can still be wrong in our approach. That is why we need to think clearly, not rashly, and figure things out with the wisdom God wants us to use. The changes in the LCMS over the years have not all been bad, but it is not too late to move forward and correct those areas needing improvement. One of my favorite verses is this one from 2Timothy1:7 - " For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and if a sound mind."<br /> For what it is worth, we should remember that God's word in the Bible lays the foundation for all wisdom, and teaches us to approach problems with the Christlike perspective needed to solve them. But first of all, we must be positive and have faith.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com