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When Luther was demolished by the devil in his Anfechtungen, unable to escape wallowing around in his own subjectivity, he could at last only cry out, "I am baptized!" The word from without, the alien word, at the last may be all we have.
~Gerhard O. Forde, "Preaching the Sacraments" in The Preached God: Proclamation in Word and Sacrament, 104.
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We must realize that this Word in God is entirely different from my word or yours.
Martin Luther, “Sermons on the Gospel of St. John” in Luther’s Works, vol. 22, 8.
We do not depend on our own strength, conscience, experience, person, or works but depend on that which is outside ourselves, that is, on the promise and truth of God, which cannot deceive.
Martin Luther
Do not put faith in your own ideas and bad conscience, but in Me and in My Word. I am more trustworthy than your heart and conscience are (1 John 3:20). I will not cast you out.
~Martin Luther, "Sermons on the Gospel of St. John" in Luther's Works, vol. 23, 60.
I have no interest in "queering" the gospel, the bible, the church, theology.
This is not playdough. The truth is and must come from beyond ourselves and our own proclivities. In this we have no agency, no will of our own.
What does it say? "You did not choose me. I chose you."
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The declaration that God is an electing God who disposes over all persons and things is horrendous. The idea that I should have to depend for my eternal salvation on being taken in hand and washed with water or on eating a bit of bread and taking a sip of wine is just preposterous. The sheer and simple "from-withoutness" appears as a mighty attack on our self-esteem. The gospel turns us "inside out" so to speak, addresses us from without in the proclaimed story of Jesus.
~Gerhard Forde, "Speaking the Gospel Today" in The Preached God: Proclamation in Word and Sacrament, 168.
In these matters, which concern the spoken, external Word, it must be firmly maintained that God gives no one his Spirit or grace apart from the external Word which goes before. We say this to protect ourselves from the enthusiasts, that is, the “spirits,” who boast that they have the Spirit apart from and before contact with the Word. On this basis, they judge, interpret, and twist the Scripture or oral Word according to their pleasure.
~Smalcald Articles 3.8:3
Music Review: Extra Nos
One of Christian Hip Hop’s (CHH) most loved & respected artists released a new album: Extra Nos by Flame.
Let’s be honest most of CHH is baptist or Calvinistic leaning, so Flame confessing that he is not Calvinistic, not baptist, but he is a Lutheran is a big deal. Before the bias reviews from Calvinist whining about being attacked arrive, I figured I as a Lutheran (Wittenberg Project) will give a review.
Overall I give the album 4 out of 5. It is a very short project, even if you count the skits. While being a short project, Flame still was able to succinctly lay a foundation to his fans about his new tradition and to introduce it to his fans. Album had a goal & he hit that goal: inform people of his theological journey, correct past things stated, and share new orthodox outlook. This EP will give many things to think about and offer a great casual listen to many.Â
Each song is packed with theological significance that relates to why he left Calvinism. I pray people receive it as “his journey,” and not just a slap in the face to tulipers. But if they take it that way ... oh well ... we are ready for all the smoke.
On the song “Used to think”, Flame mentions that people think either your Calvinist or Arminian as if those are the only two options—which is utterly false. Flames album challenges all these misconceptions. Fans on social media are asking for clarification and resources because they have no knowledge of what defines a Lutheran. Flame does an excellent job explaining key tenants without going too deep.
These are the highlight songs:
“Used to Think”: great song. Lutheran place a big value on church history. I love the way the song starts off acknowledging the East church. From there the songs gets real personal and exact. He addresses false doctrines he held. His flow/pattern to the beat makes the song not appear too “heady” but the song is very deep.
“2k”r: His flow on this song improves the beat. Once again this track is content > typically hip hop beat. The beat is not bad, but the beat does not drown out the message. This song is a great intro to Lutheran thought for his fans & people not familiar with Lutheranism as a whole.
One of the personal reasons I love this album is that Flame unapologetically confronts the issues he sees. Many Lutherans come off as Crypto-Calvinist and more eager to rebuke methodist/free will systems than to draw a hard line against Calvinist, but Flames has no issue clearly stating the errors in the Calvinist tradition. Overall this album will shake things up in the CHH world. Some are already calling for a response, while many others are being exposed to historic reformational thought. Great album.
