OTA: 1 Samuel 19:18-24
NT: Acts 7:9-19
NTA: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20
G: John 21:15-19
GA: John 10:1-10
Ps: Psalm 28:1-9
April
26th
Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened from death
the Shepherd of Your Sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that when we hear the
voice of our Shepherd we may know him who calls us each by name and follow
where He leads; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Theme for the Week Watch the Sleep
Verse of the Week: John 21:16
Daily Bible Reading List:
Mon:
Ezekiel 33:1-9 Tues: John 10:1-10 Wed: John 21:15-19
Thurs: 1 Samuel 19:18-24 Fri: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20
Catechism Reading:
What is the
Office of the Keys?[1]
The Office of the Keys is that special
authority
which Christ
has given to His church on earth
to forgive the
sins of repentant sinners,
but to
withhold forgiveness from the unrepentant
as long as
they do not repent.
Where is this
written?2
This is what St. John the Evangelist
writes in chapter twenty:
The Lord Jesus
breathed on His disciples and said,
'Receive the
Holy Spirit.
If you forgive
anyone his sins, they are forgiven;
if you do not
forgive them, they are not forgiven' (John 20:22-23).
What do you
believe according to these words?2
I believe that when the called
ministers of Christ deal with us
by His divine
command,
in particular
when they exclude openly unrepentant sinners
from the
Christian congregation
and absolve
those who repent of their sins and want to do better,
this is just
as valid and certain, even in heaven,
as if Christ
our dear Lord dealt with us Himself.
[1] These questions may not have been composed by Luther
himself but reflect his teachings and were included in editions of the Small
Catechism during his lifetime.
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