The hammer of god giertz6/12/2023 In the words of the liturgy, Savonius asked, “Believest thou that God hath given his ordained servants authority in his church through his holy Word to forgive sins, and that my forgiveness is God’s forgiveness?” Now the confession of sins was finished. I would recommend it be read by every Christian, but especially pastors. It shows their struggle and growth to live by grace amidst the false gospels of their day, even as they try to lead confessing believers through the nitty-gritty trials of life so that they too might find life and peace through God’s grace. It’s the fictional stories of three Lutheran ministers across three different time periods, coming to a true saving knowledge of Christ as the reality of the gospel hammers apart the hardness of their hearts. Last year, Justin Taylor introduced me to the Bo Giertz’ book, The Hammer of God.
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