Tuesday, August 1, 2017

He is a Theologian which carries the same implication for them...He is a moron

Psalm 45:16  In place of your fathers shall be your sons;  you will make them princes in all the earth.

AELW 12:298-300

"Yet in God’s eyes, where there are infinitely greater princes than the princes of the world, there one is a count, another a duke, another an elector. To be sure, the powerful of the world ridicule us when they hear such things from us. If they want to make fun of the poverty of our pastors, they call them “Lutheran bishops,” just as when someone wants to be facetious and say something especially contemptuous of us, he says, “He is a theologian”—which carries the same implication for them as if they were to say, “He is a moron,” or I don’t know what. They may experience good fortune. They may accumulate wealth and be well thought of. In their time they will face God’s judgment and see that what the prophet says here is true: “Thou writ make them princes.

...Meanwhile we princes rule simply by preaching and the ministry of the Word, as well as the care of souls and the Sacraments; this is “to remember the Lord’s name.” Meanwhile let the world despise us, since we have nothing but the simple Word and are afflicted and miserable. But we await our King. And when His wedding is ended, we shall see. We shall be led into His chamber and remain with Him there and live to eternity. Amen."

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