Comments on: Sermon A: 2 S Easter: John 20:23 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/ Theological distinctions between Law & Gospel Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Anonymous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/#comment-580 So THIS is the Good News!! Jesus pays the penalty for our sins and get's all the credit!! God says it and that settles it!! It is the only way Ephesians 2:8 would make sense -- "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God". Thank you for your response Pastor Baker. I've been listening to your program the last few months and I'm gradually learning and growing!! Keep up the good work!!<br/><br/>Ed,<br/>Harrisburg, NC So THIS is the Good News!! Jesus pays the penalty for our sins and get’s all the credit!! God says it and that settles it!! It is the only way Ephesians 2:8 would make sense — “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God”. Thank you for your response Pastor Baker. I’ve been listening to your program the last few months and I’m gradually learning and growing!! Keep up the good work!!

Ed,
Harrisburg, NC

]]> By: Tom Baker http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Tom Baker Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/#comment-578 You are correct that the "actual verbal confession of sins is what leads to the forgiveness" is not correct. For that refers to my confession. The forgiveness of sins does not come about in my confessing my sins but in hearing the word of absolution. <br/><br/>So when either you to another individual or the pastor during worship proclaims the forgiveness of sins, it is that word of Gospel which eliminates any requirement of may having to pay for more sins. I am truly forgiven by grace through faith on account of Jesus Christ, not because I have confessed my sins! You are correct that the “actual verbal confession of sins is what leads to the forgiveness” is not correct. For that refers to my confession. The forgiveness of sins does not come about in my confessing my sins but in hearing the word of absolution.

So when either you to another individual or the pastor during worship proclaims the forgiveness of sins, it is that word of Gospel which eliminates any requirement of may having to pay for more sins. I am truly forgiven by grace through faith on account of Jesus Christ, not because I have confessed my sins!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Anonymous Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/03/24/sermon-a-2-s-easter-john-2023/#comment-577 So if I understand this correctly, in preaching the Word or exercising authority given by God, a pastor communicates the forgiveness of sin. As an individual in the congregation, though, if I let someone know about God's promise of forgiveness available through belief in His son Jesus, they are forgiven as well. I'm curious if someone can expand on the latter part of this, as I assume we mean the belief in Jesus and not the actual verbal confession of sins is what leads to the forgiveness? So if I understand this correctly, in preaching the Word or exercising authority given by God, a pastor communicates the forgiveness of sin. As an individual in the congregation, though, if I let someone know about God’s promise of forgiveness available through belief in His son Jesus, they are forgiven as well. I’m curious if someone can expand on the latter part of this, as I assume we mean the belief in Jesus and not the actual verbal confession of sins is what leads to the forgiveness?

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