THL BBS

The editors of the Lutheran Study Bible wrote in one of their study notes that, in times of crisis, like those in which we now live, people look for guidance and hope anywhere they think they can find it. Men instinctively know that, as we experience wars and rumors of wars, famines and plagues - t...

Here is a link to my article, "Notes on Walther's Seventh Evening Lecture."
https://hodgkinslutheranblog.com/walth7th/WALTH7TH.html

Here is a link to my article, "On Practicing Sin and Falling Away."
https://hodgkinslutheranblog.com/Sinning/sinning2.html

Calvin sounds like he confesses the Real Presence, but he does not. His Christology won't allow him to. That's because, to Calvin, since Christ is locally present with the Father in heaven, it is impossible for Jesus to be in the Supper on many altars simultaneously. According to Calvin, the commun...

The Church is universal. Pieper explains that it is composed of all people, of all eras and places, who had faith in the remission of sins because of Christ's vicarious atonement. This is not something invented by the Reformation fathers. Paul uses the Old Testament scriptures to prove justificatio...

Here is a link to my most recent article at THL BBS, "Thoughts on a Quote From Joseph Campbell": https://hodgkinslutheranblog.com/CAMPBELL.HTM

The Church has been described throughout the New Testament scriptures and throughout its history as individual believers with Christ as their Head. Pieper writes that this dissuades sinful man from imagining that his mere membership in a church organization or denomination is what guarantees his sa...

Things just got an order of magnitude more difficult for Donald Trump. While all the people over at the RNC are patting themselves on the back for neutralizing Joe Biden, we can't forget one thing: they neutralized Joe Biden. I sure hope they don't think the media's hostile treatment of the Democra...