tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post2288956290115282810..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Empty cross. . . empty manger?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-78893173939215818162020-01-13T20:06:22.902-06:002020-01-13T20:06:22.902-06:00A Crucifix in our Churches makes people uncomforta...A Crucifix in our Churches makes people uncomfortable as it should. It is there to remind us that Christ paid the ultimate price for our redemption and also to remind us that Christianity is not a comfortable religion. You can't have the Resurrection without the Crucifixion. It should rattle our very being. A Christian life is challenging repleat with crosses to bear. It aint easy especially today. The Crucfix reminds us that Christ is with us during our trials. We are not alone. He knows our pain. HIs Grace is sufficient to carry our crosses and God would not give us a cross we couln't bear.Daniel G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00042322449680137387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-80892400340131893752019-12-20T15:21:09.141-06:002019-12-20T15:21:09.141-06:00And you are without honor.And you are without honor.Pastor Rich Balvanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678328605626203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79452295155444471472019-12-20T11:19:27.420-06:002019-12-20T11:19:27.420-06:00“Many people, even ministers, hardly know what to ...“Many people, even ministers, hardly know what to make of the resurrection of Christ. They read in some passages that Christ rose from the dead, and then again, that the Father raised Him from the dead, and they do not know how to harmonize these statements. So they say, on the one hand, that Christ rose from the dead to prove His deity, and again, He was raised from the dead in order that the possibility and certainty of our own resurrection might be demonstrated. Both of these statements are true, but both do not yet express what is most important. Christ certainly would not have died and risen from the dead merely to prove His deity, and the possibility of our own resurrection was already proved by the resurrection of persons prior to that of Christ. The chief thing regarding Christ’s resurrection is that God by raising Christ from the dead declared that our Lord has paid the debt of sin for the whole world and that the entire world is now delivered from its guilt. Therefore the whole world should rejoice in its victory, for both its freedom from sin and its righteousness have been secured. Again, when God raised His Son from the dead, He did not forgive Him His own sins. Christ was not absolved from His own guilt. But He was declared absolved from our guilt, which had been imputed to Him. Therefore the whole world has been justified by the resurrection of Christ.”<br />(F. Pieper, “Walther as Theologian”)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-46703995780187104962019-12-19T20:15:31.774-06:002019-12-19T20:15:31.774-06:00If the Lutherans would stop divorcing crucifixion ...If the Lutherans would stop divorcing crucifixion and Resurrection and stop treating them as individual events where one accomplished x, the other accomplished y, then maybe, just maybe you wouldn't get your collective panties in a wad over empty cross vs. crucifix. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737698278079495810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37966064441296030112019-12-19T17:21:50.126-06:002019-12-19T17:21:50.126-06:00This is another issue dreamt by bloggers that has ...This is another issue dreamt by bloggers that has no relation to real life. Honestly, do you really think that viewing an empty cross - not even a real cross, mind you - causes people to minimize the seriousness of their sins? Must I drive spikes through my hands and feet also to get the full effect? Is the word of the law not enough to convict? Is preaching of Christ crucified so poor that I cannot understand without a corpse on a cross? Pastor Rich Balvanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678328605626203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-41627185248323962182019-12-19T16:35:20.791-06:002019-12-19T16:35:20.791-06:00Real classy guy in previous post. He calls someon...Real classy guy in previous post. He calls someone an idiot<br />who was told by his pastor about the resurrection cross. You<br />might want to clean up the "crap" out of your garbage mouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-71332264172063802642019-12-19T16:12:48.866-06:002019-12-19T16:12:48.866-06:00@Anonymous said: "The empty cross is known as...@Anonymous said: "The empty cross is known as the resurrection cross." No, you are absolutely and totally wrong. There is nothing about the cross that signifies the resurrection. Everyone executed on a cross left it standing and empty. You should seriously do your homework before spouting off more crap like this.<br /><br />There is no such thing as a "resurrection cross" and if you actually believe that, well, let me put it bluntly: you are an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-83881460449322087772019-12-19T15:13:51.826-06:002019-12-19T15:13:51.826-06:00Christ is Risen....He has defeated death. Rejoice...Christ is Risen....He has defeated death. Rejoice in the Resurrection.<br />There are probably more Resurrection Crosses in the chancels of LCMS<br />churches than Good Friday Crosses. Yes, the empty Cross means that<br />Christ is Risen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-49274074029559780382019-12-19T15:00:00.047-06:002019-12-19T15:00:00.047-06:00No cross in the world ever meant "resurrectio...No cross in the world ever meant "resurrection." The cross has always meant death. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-72686226141591228662019-12-19T14:08:04.724-06:002019-12-19T14:08:04.724-06:00The empty cross is known as the Resurrection Cross...The empty cross is known as the Resurrection Cross. We need to<br />celebrate resurrection of Christ Without the resurrection we<br />still have Christ on the cross and then in the grave. Not too<br />many churches have chosen the name "Good Friday Lutheran Church"<br />However, numerous churches have selected the name "Resurrection<br />Lutheran Church."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43799813240204166192019-12-19T09:26:55.900-06:002019-12-19T09:26:55.900-06:00Ricky Bobby loves the sweet, dear, little baby Jes...Ricky Bobby loves the sweet, dear, little baby Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com