Redeemer Lutheran Church A congregation of the North American Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church is a North American Lutheran Church congregation located in Owosso, Michigan; near the middle of the mitt! We are Christ centered, friendly, warm, welcoming and we look forward to worshiping our Lord and Savior with you!
Join us for adult bible study every Sunday after service!
I do not need to earn my salvation or prove, somehow, that I will do better. God is not subordinate to my actions, as though I need to do anything for him to be disposed to me ...
This is a superficial, thoroughly human, way of looking at sin—one that leaves the conscience troubled and rarely at peace with God.
Simply put: if you are acting in your own power, relying upon yourself to be a good person, you are sunk. From the moment you were born, you have never been good enough...
Judas sold out Jesus, his rabbi and Lord, for thirty pieces of silver. Would his Lord not forgive him for doing so? Of course, Jesus would forgive his disciple; he loved him.
Knowledge of one’s sin is necessary but it is insufficient for salvation. Repentance from sin is also indispensable but regret and penance combined will not do for salvation.
It is no accident that the gospels follow directly after the Old Testament. The offer of God’s grace must always follow on the teaching of the law.
