Show #315: It’s Alive! Oh no wait, it’s an institution

In search for a game, Pastors Wofmueller and Goeglein look at some survey questions sent out by the Northwest District of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod to see various ways in which some deny vocation, the holy office and the church. Finally, they crunch the praise song "Let Them See You" by JJ Weeks Band.

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The Curb of the Law: A Voter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments.

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Introduction If we remember anything from our catechism, we remember the three functions of the law. “A curb to keep society in order, a mirror to show us our sin, and a guide for Christian service to our neighbor.” But what does it mean that the law is a curb for society? We know well the second function, the law brings us to despair of our own goodness and pride. We know fairly well the third function, that the law shows us the contours of our vocation and directs our love for God and neighbor. But what about the first use? What does it mean that the law is a curb for society?

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