A good series on the Apology to the Augsburg Confession #Lutheran #LCMS #IssuesEtc issuesetc.org/2026/10/08/t...
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@paulvmenz.bsky.socialA good series on the Apology to the Augsburg Confession #Lutheran #LCMS #IssuesEtc issuesetc.org/2026/10/08/t...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialThe mystery is explained by the Parable of the Sower. And Jesus teaches us how to read and understand this, and all of His parables, in order to be able to learn the nature of God, the Word, and man. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@cosmithb.bsky.socialLast Things #5: What About the Disposition of Our Bodies
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@paulvmenz.bsky.socialOur Lord’s friction with the “scribes and Pharisees” now turns to their constant demand for more signs. Jesus has given them sign after sign, and they perpetually demand yet one more. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS
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@cosmithb.bsky.socialLast Things #4: Do the Dead Perceive Us?
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@paulvmenz.bsky.socialThe Pharisees blaspheme God the Holy Spirit, slander God the Son, and repudiate God the Father, even as their idolatrous ancestors did. For they themselves are sons of the devil – as Jesus will later tell them... -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialFor the real lesson isn’t about the Sabbath, but rather about the Creator who rested on the Sabbath, and who will fulfill the Sabbath by resting in the tomb on the Sabbath. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@cosmithb.bsky.socialNo, Heaven Doesn’t Need Another Angel
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@paulvmenz.bsky.socialThe world hates Christians because the world hates Christ. Jesus is not the Messiah they want, nor is He the god that they serve. The world wants a god who will do as it is told... -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialOur Lord prepares these men for the reality that some will gladly receive them, but others will reject them. It is not their calling to force the Gospel on people, or to condemn them when they reject it. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialBut what is the kingdom? It’s not a worldly government. It’s not a message of niceness. It’s not rules and regulations. It’s not an institutional entity. It’s not a power trip... -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialOk. Once again, I challenge the ELCA on the Readings for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. #Lutheran #LCMS #IssuesEtc issuesetc.org/2026/10/05/l...
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialThose who refuse to see the Old Covenant fulfilled by the New are like old fabric. For if you repair an old cloth with a new patch, the new patch will shrink but the old cloth won’t – and the whole cloth will tear. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com
@paulvmenz.bsky.socialAll three incidents in today’s reading involve Jesus acting in ways that are not only surprising, but even shocking. The people are shocked because those of every walk of life... are worshiping a false god. -Rev. Larry Beane #Lutheran #LCMS revlarrybeane.substack.com/p/todays-dev...