“Nowhere in the whole Bible is it even intimated that it is God's desire or plan that children must remain outside of the covenant of Grace, and have no part or lot in the benefits of Christ's redeeming work until… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share Image
“People are made to realize the uncertainty and unsatisfactoriness of the affairs of this life. By losses, diseases, bereavements, or bitter disappointments, God seeks… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“When we come to deal with an institution of His, we dare never expect to fathom or test it by our poor, short-sighted and… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“Truly it required a divine mind to originate a scheme by which God "could be just and yet justify the ungodly." All the wisdom… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“In our Lutheran Church, with her deep, significant and inspiring doctrine of this holy Sacrament, with her solemn and searching preparatory service, every such… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“And should any one be ashamed of this public profession and refuse to make it, Jesus clearly tells such an one that of him… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“Christian parents, if you desire your sons and your daughters to become steadfast and useful members of the Church of Christ, see to it… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“In justification, God imputes or counts over to the sinner the righteousness of Christ. In sanctification, God imparts the righteousness of the new life.… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“Nowhere in the whole Bible is it even intimated that it is God's desire or plan that children must remain outside of the covenant… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“It would indeed be blasphemy for any man to claim that he had power in himself to forgive sins. If he can have any… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“A true Lutheran pulpit cannot be a sensational pulpit, for discoursing wordly wisdom, philosophy, poetry, or politics. It must expound the Word, and never… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“We cannot separate the water from the Word. We would not dare to baptize with water without the Word. In the words of Luther,… — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
“Every lesson that does not make sin more hateful and Christ more precious, is in so far, a failure.” — G.H. Gerberding Copy Share
