He is Risen!

He is risen indeed! Alleluia.

I managed to get a little break from homework this weekend. I went to a mega church, it was actually quite decent. There was strong preaching of Jesus. I was a little bit skeptical how it would be, but it wasn't all that bad. The pastor even reminded us that we are to say "He IS risen" not "he HAS risen" since Christ is still risen.

One of the best parts of celebrating Easter with them, 17 baptisms. What a great way to celebrate the risen Christ and seeing others raised with Christ through the water of baptism. I would also add that in this case, as well, as Luther would say, it is preferred to say, "I AM baptized" rather than "I was baptized."

Salvation and Scripture

For it ought above all to be settled and established among Christians that the Holy Scriptures are a spiritual light far brighter than the sun itself, especially in things that are necessary to salvation - Martin Luther

A Future Present

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are not "types," not prefigurements or parables. They do indeed point to the future, but it is a future already present with its gifts of grace. - Hermann Sasse