tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post1926577257834998566..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: Old Lutheran Quote of the DayWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-82137941159134900552008-10-23T18:41:00.000-05:002008-10-23T18:41:00.000-05:00I'll respectfully have to disagree - on all three!...I'll respectfully have to disagree - on all three!<BR/><BR/>The end of the paragraph I cited from: <BR/><BR/>...above all remember the mercy of God, lest thou yield to despair.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-52767910875165437052008-10-23T18:31:00.000-05:002008-10-23T18:31:00.000-05:00Repentance can only work with God's mercy and grac...Repentance can only work with God's mercy and grace. To separate them from one another runs the risk that we are our own saviour. I'm not saying Gerhard does this, but I think that he, like Luther and Bernard of Clairvaux, appear so guilt ridden that the mercy of God and forgiveness take a back seat.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200319733737651773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-3860288747744404412008-10-23T18:28:00.000-05:002008-10-23T18:28:00.000-05:00Oh, plenty of room. He gets to that a wee bit fur...Oh, plenty of room. He gets to that a wee bit further on. But I was struck by the solemn call to repentance in these somber words.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-55206535530207028162008-10-23T17:23:00.000-05:002008-10-23T17:23:00.000-05:00Wow! No room at all, past, present or future for ...Wow! No room at all, past, present or future for the mercy of God which endures forever! Methinks he overlooked something so much greater than ourselves and all of our failings and sins.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200319733737651773noreply@blogger.com