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Concerning Monastic Vows – part 39
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: John 14:6
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Defense of the Augsburg Confession
Thus the entire monastic life is filled with hypocrisy and false opinions. Added to all these, is this danger: that those in these orders are compelled to assent to those persecuting the truth. There are therefore, many important and persuasive reasons that release good people from an obligation to this kind of life.
Pulling It Together: Be sure that your commitments depend upon God’s promises, power, and faithfulness, instead of your own. Be doubly certain that you do not imagine keeping your promises is the way to salvation. The truth shall set you free (John 8:32). Jesus sets us free. There is no other way or life that brings us to the Father — and to his forgiveness and salvation — than Jesus.
Prayer: Be my life, Jesus. Amen
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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