Tuesday of the First Week after the Epiphany

[Augsburg1530]

1 Corinthians 1:26-31: For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Go on. I dare you. I triple dog dare you.
Tell your friends how awesome your Baptism is! Tell them that in Baptism,
Jesus Himself has sprinkled you with His blood, forgiven your sins, rescued you
from death and the devil, given you eternal salvation, saved you, clothed you
and washed you with His grace. They might go nuts! They might say to you,
“No! Baptism shows your obedience. Jesus died for you, but now YOU have
to…” fill in the blank. Accept Him. Choose Him. Follow Him. Whatever.
St. Paul tells us to boast in the Lord. Our wisdom—being “smart” in
God’s sight, is Jesus. Our righteousness—our being right with God―is Jesus.
(Remember He’s in the water taking our place!) Our sanctification—our holy
life―is Jesus. Our redemption—our being bought back from sin is Jesus. Every
aspect of your salvation is accomplished by Jesus. No strings attached. Nothing
for you to do. It’s all a gift of Christ Himself for you.
Jesus died on the cross, taking away sin and destroying the Devil’s
power. Boast in that! Jesus rose from the dead, throwing death down like a dirty
towel. Boast in that! Jesus washed you at the font. Boast in that! He fills your
ears with His Word. Boast in that! He gives you His very Body and Blood to eat
and drink. Boast in that! Boast and brag in Jesus. You? Not so much. Never
mind your efforts and intentions and feelings. Jesus? All the way! 24/7/365: It’s
all Him.
Boast like that, though, and the “holy” Christians will get nervous. Boast
as if you don’t have to do anything to be saved or stay saved is the kind of talk
that raises their hackles. They want to think there’s something they’ve got to be
doing. But that’s boasting in themselves. Set them straight and go on and on
about what Jesus has done by His life, death and resurrection and how He
continues to work in you through the means of grace of His church. In the Name
of Jesus. Amen.

Not unto us, not unto us be glory, Lord; Not unto us but to your name be praise;
Not unto us but to Your name all honor be giv’n For matchless mercy,
forgiveness and grace. (LSB 558:1)

 

[ryanoneil]

What do you think Paul means when saying this?

If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! (1 Cor 9:16)

 

[Roman_Catholic_1]

Where is that middle commentary taken from? Did you write it? Or is it all from the LSB? The beginning doesn’t sound very Lutheran. Seems to be mocking the Sacrament of Baptism, rather, the Lutheran (among others) understanding of it.

God bless

 

[Augsburg1530]

Where is that middle commentary taken from? Did you write it? Or is it all from the LSB? The beginning doesn’t sound very Lutheran. Seems to be mocking the Sacrament of Baptism, rather, the Lutheran (among others) understanding of it.

God bless

The opposite. It would be mocking those who deny the power of Baptism to save from sin, the world, and the devil. To those who deny the power of Baptism, it is a mere human obedience to be baptized.

 

[Roman_Catholic_1]

The opposite. It would be mocking those who deny the power of Baptism to save from sin, the world, and the devil. To those who deny the power of Baptism, it is a mere human obedience to be baptized.

That may be your intent, but to me it still is coming off as sort of mocking the Sacrament of Baptism. Maybe it is the “triple dog dare” part. IDK

Anyways no matter. Where did you pull that from or is it something that you wrote?

God bless

 

[Augsburg1530]

That may be your intent, but to me it still is coming off as sort of mocking the Sacrament of Baptism. Maybe it is the “triple dog dare” part. IDK

Anyways no matter. Where did you pull that from or is it something that you wrote?

God bless

From a devotional. I agree the intro is a bit tongue and cheek (the dare part), but I think the author is trying to say if you dare, tell those who deny baptism’s power that you are saved by baptism and watch their reaction.