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Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition QUOTES

1 " Every religion contains portions of the law. In fact, some unbelievers, by their knowledge of the law, have advanced so far that they realize that their souls need to be cleansed, that their thoughts and desires need to be purified. But only in the Christian religion will you find the Gospel. Other religions do not contain even a speck of it. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

2 " ...according to God's Word, we should not give a singe drop of evangelical consolation to those who are still living in sin. ON THE OTHER HAND, we should not address the slightest threat or rebuke to the broken hearted--but only promises delivering consolation and grace, forgiveness of sin and righteousness. Life and salvation. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

3 " If the teaching of Christ were a law, it would not be a gospel {glad tiding}, but a sad tiding. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

4 " We see that the law was not reveal to us to put a notion into our heads that we could become righteous by it, but to teach us that we are completely unable to fulfill the law. Then we will know what a sweet message-what a glorious doctrine-the gospel is and move receive it with exuberant joy. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

5 " Here is where most preachers make their mistake. They are afraid that by preaching the gospel too clearly, it will be their fault if people lapse into sin. They imagine that the gospel is food for the carnal-minded. True enough, to many the gospel does become the smell of death unto death, but that is not the fault of the Gospel. That happens only because men do not accept—do not believe—the Gospel. Faith is not merely thinking, "I believe." Your whole heart must be seized by the gospel and come to rest in it. When that happens, you are transformed and cannot help but love and serve God. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

6 " Galatians 3:11–12 ... a precious text! A person becomes righteous in the sight of God by faith alone. What conclusion can we draw from this? The law cannot make any person righteous because it has nothing to say about justifying and saving faith. That information is found only in the Gospel. In other words, the law has nothing to say about grace. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

7 " The Gospel does not say, "you must do good works." Rather, it fashions us into human beings, into creatures who cannot help serve God and fellow human beings. Without a doubt, a precious effect! "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

8 " The main thing to tell a person when you explain how to become righteous is to announce to him for free grace of God, concealing nothing, saying none other than what God says in the Gospel. Build a fence around Mount Sinai, but not around Golgotha, because at Golgotha all God's wrath was appeased. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

9 " A true Lutheran relies on God’s Word and would not worry about it even if the whole world mocked and despised him for it. He does not consider the world an authority in religious matters. He rests his faith on higher authority: "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition

10 " I hope you have had spiritual experiences that have taught you that the only source of comfort when you are afflicted is the Word of God. Only it assures you of your salvation. "

― C.F.W. Walther , Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible: A Reader's Edition