Category Archives: Psalms

Cobbling together metrical Psalms…

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

In our church we use a fair amount of Scripture. We read a chapter from an Epistle even before the Call to Worship. Our Call to Worship is always from the Scriptures. We read a passage as a part of … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 24, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…when the word is purely taught, all things are safe, holy, and pure, although the gates of hell rage against us never so much, and we lose, not only our goods, but also our lives. Luther, A Commentary on the … Continue reading →

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If we have unity…

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

We can dispense with uniformity if we have unity; oneness of life truth and way; oneness in Christ Jesus; oneness of object and spirit – these we must have, or our assemblies will be synagogues of contention rather than churches … Continue reading →

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Things we must learn…

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

[We] must learn that the unity of the church is the gift of God, which we must defend and maintain with all our power. Luther, A Commentary on the Psalms Called Psalms of Degrees, 442

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Rooted poison…

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

This poison is rooted in our nature through original sin, that those things which are most excellent and necessary, we loathe and shun; and those things whereby Satan seeketh our destruction, we greedily desire… Luther, A Commentary on the Psalms … Continue reading →

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If God be one…

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

There is nothing that would render the true religion more lovely, or make more proselytes to it, than to see the professors of it tied together with the heart-strings of love. If God be one, let all that profess him … Continue reading →

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The unquiet spirits…

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

If the unquiet spirits which trouble tho church at this day, could believe that the peace and concord of the church is such an holy and a pleasant ointment to the Lord, separate from all profane uses, they would be more sober and circumspect … Continue reading →

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A singular promise and consolation…

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Luther, A Commentary on the Psalms Called Psalms of Ascent, 431

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Ye shall never see…

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Luther, A Commentary on the Psalms Called Psalms of Degrees, 416

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The end of our fears

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

This also is the end of our fears for the church of God; for if the Lord dwell in her, she shall not be moved; if the Lord desire her, the devil cannot destroy her. CHS, ToD, VII: 108

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